Laurie Whitwell

Manchester

Journalist at The Athletic

Journalist for @TheAthleticFC, covering Manchester United. Instagram: lauriewhitwell

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Articles

'I want to stay at the highest level'

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

Bruno Fernandes says he is "happy" with his decision to stay at Manchester United following a lucrative offer to leave the club from Saudi Arabia. The Athletic reported on Friday that, Fernandes, 30, was giving serious consideration to an approach from Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.
Summer window latest, key targets and likely exits

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

After their worst season in generations, Manchester United's rebuild starts now. This summer's transfer window promises to be frenetic at Old Trafford as the club set about reshaping their squad in an effort to be competitive again in the higher reaches of the Premier League table. But who is coming in, who could leave and who will make the decisions over ins and outs? This is our guide to the club's possible business between now and the September 1 deadline.
Manchester United announce Matheus Cunha transfer agreement

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell |Colin Millar

Manchester United have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Wolverhampton Wanderers to sign Matheus Cunha. Cunha has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford with the option of a further year, while his visa and registration will be completed after returning from international duty this month, when the transfer will be formalised.
Matthijs de Ligt on Amorim's honesty, playing in a back three and Manchester United's Kuala Lumpur bus tour

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

Having spent his entire career at clubs which traditionally challenge for domestic titles, a season without European football is going to be something of a jolt to the system for Mathijs de Ligt. "Well, I experienced it once," he says. "It was actually also after a Europa League final."De Ligt is referring to 2017, when his Ajax side were beaten by Manchester United, then managed by Jose Mourinho.
Autographs, drinks, swearing and a swift exit from Asia

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

It was close to 1am local time as Manchester United's players sat on their plane waiting for take-off on the tarmac of Hong Kong International Airport, a first post-season tour of the Premier League era wrapped up in super-quick style.
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes giving serious consideration to Al Hilal approach

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

Bruno Fernandes is giving serious consideration to an approach from Al Hilal, with talks continuing in Saudi Arabia. Al Hilal are trying to pull off a major transfer by recruiting the Manchester United captain, whose agent has flown to the Middle East for negotiations. The outcome is uncertain at this stage, but it is felt Fernandes has not ruled out the prospect of leaving United.
Amad wants Alejandro Garnacho to stay at Manchester United

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

Amad has said he wants Alejandro Garnacho to remain a Manchester United player into next season because the team "need good players". Garnacho was told by Ruben Amorim that he should look for a new club during an address to his squad after the Europa League final, but Amad has come to his teammate's defence. Speaking alongside Amorim in a press conference ahead of United's tour match against Hong Kong, China, Amad said: "Alejandro is a really good player, we need good players in the team.
Defeat, boos and... an open-top bus?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

To travel the public walkways around National Stadium Bukit Jalil three hours ahead of Manchester United's first game of this whistlestop tour was to be reminded of the enduring appeal of a club that finished the Premier League campaign with 18 defeats in 15th place. Logic dictates that a team so bad should not command an audience of this scale 6,600 miles away from home, but to weave through the masses of red shirts was to comprehend how football support is irrational.
Ruben Amorim outlines 'advantage' of no European football for Manchester United

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

Ruben Amorim has outlined the "advantage" of Manchester United being clear of European football next season by saying it will allow him time to prepare his team for intensity of the Premier League. United have touched down in Kuala Lumpur for the first leg of their post-season tour to Asia, where they will play against ASEAN All Stars on Wednesday before flying to Hong Kong for a friendly on Friday.
Amorim's emotions, Ratcliffe's ideas and what's next

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Laurie Whitwell

Manchester United's season has been turbulent even by recent standards, but there was a period when some people at Carrington sensed the prospect of even more upheaval. The week in February that Sir Jim Ratcliffe visited Carrington coincided with a freakish sequence of injuries which left United's campaign looking in danger of unravelling badly.