TA: Manchester United young players such as Diego Leon, Armas, and Collier may stay in the team for training in the new season

 6:46pm, 17 July 2025

According to TA, young players such as Diego Leon may stay at Manchester United in the new season and get some training opportunities.

Diego Leon once told the media: "Everyone thinks I'll be on loan, but I don't think so. I'll go all out in the preseason, and after one or two games, I can play with them."

He is right - Manchester United really plans to keep him on the team and help him adapt to English football. He has been in first-team training for the past week and a half, and Amorin and the coaching staff are evaluating his level. But it is still unknown whether he will stay in the first team or join the U21 echelon in the future.

will miss the European Cup for the first time in a decade, which means Manchester United will have fewer first-team appearances next season. Last season, 18-year-old Armas got some chances at the end of the season and will be Leon's direct rival at the left-back position.

At present, Armas is considered ahead of Leon's overall pick because he had four starts at the end of last season and was more adaptable. They can be used as a substitute for Dogu, and Luke Shaw's experience can come in handy if needed.

Collier is another player who may need more playing time in the new season, making his mark last summer and becoming a first team member. He just turned 23 on January 3, and this season barely met the Premier League's definition of a U21 player. Whether he will stay in the team, sell or rent out will remain uncertain.

More teenagers are more suitable to be options to supplement the depth of the lineup: 18-year-old Haven, 17-year-old Orbi Martin, and 20-year-old Fref Redrickson and others.

Meanwhile, this summer, Manchester United has also taken more steps to help young players who are unlikely to enter the first team leave Carrington and start their careers in three leagues in England, among others.

In some cases, clubs are willing to charge lower transfer fees, not even any fees, with additional terms to facilitate players to leave the team and make room for young players developed in youth training.