Someone from Manchester United leaked the story - Alan Shearer makes worrying claim on Red Devils transfer target × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News Someone from Manchester United leaked the story - Alan Shearer makes worrying claim on Red Devils transfer target By Debkalpa Banerjee Modified 14 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Alan Shearer is the Premier League all-time top-scorer with 260 goals. Former Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers striker Alan Shearer has claimed that news of Manchester United's pursuit of Bologna striker Marko Arnautovic was leaked from inside the club's camp. With Anthony Martial out with a hamstring injury and Cristiano Ronaldo's future up in the air, the Red Devils are currently in the market for a striker. The club were linked with Arnautovic for a while before a potential move fell through following backlash from fans. After tabling an initial bid of £6.8 million for Arnautovic, Manchester United decided against pursuing the player, as per The Athletic. The club received complaints from fans about the Austrian, who was accused of using anti-Albanian slurs against North Macedonia's Ezgjan Alioski at last year's European Championships. The former West Ham United man was handed a one-match ban by UEFA but denied the allegations. Melissa Reddy@MelissaReddy_That Manchester United were in for Marko Arnautovic in the first place, and are only pulling out of the deal due to being priced out by Bologna and rightful opposition by the fanbase, stinks of absolute lack of strategy.149141481That Manchester United were in for Marko Arnautovic in the first place, and are only pulling out of the deal due to being priced out by Bologna and rightful opposition by the fanbase, stinks of absolute lack of strategy. Speaking on Match of the Day (via Mirror), Shearer shared his suspicions about the potential deal involving Arnautovic. He said: "I'm convinced that someone from United leaked the story linking them with Arnautovic, just to see what the reaction was. The reaction was that bad that they then had to pull out and I'm pretty convinced." He continued: "I think that sort of sums up where United are. They're in a mess and it's going to take time, an unbelievable amount of money to get things right inside the football club and in terms of the right recruitment and it’s going to take a lot of patience from the United fans because of where they are now to where they want to be – miles away." As per the aforementioned report, a fan of North Macedonian descent wrote to Manchester United to question the club's zero tolerance approach to racism amid speculations involving Arnautovic. Several fans also emailed club chief executive Richard Arnold voicing their concerns. So far, the Red Devils have secured the signings of centre-back Lisandro Martinez from Ajax, left-back Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord and midfielder Christian Eriksen on a Bosman move this summer. Kaveh Solhekol@SkyKavehManchester United's rivals have owners who put money into their clubs. United's ownership model means £1.5bn has been taken out. The money spent on transfers has come from supporters not owners. Supporters want their money spent on the club. Not interest, bank charges & dividends32421022Manchester United's rivals have owners who put money into their clubs. United's ownership model means £1.5bn has been taken out. The money spent on transfers has come from supporters not owners. Supporters want their money spent on the club. Not interest, bank charges & dividends Gabriel Agbonlahor prefers Marko Arnautovic over Jadon Sancho at Manchester United Speaking to talkSPORT (via Daily Star), former Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor claimed that Marko Arnautovic would make Manchester United a better squad than forward Jadon Sancho. "I don't know who Manchester United fans think they are. Arnautovic makes that squad a better squad. He [Jadon Sancho] gets the ball [and] he passes it back to [Diogo] Dalot. He hides. He doesn't attack players. I'd rather Arnautovic in my team than Jadon Sancho at the moment." Arnautovic registered 15 goals and one assist in 34 matches for Bologna in the 2021-22 season. Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other EPL GW 10 fixtures! Click here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by S Chowdhury × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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