"Altay is going to continue. It is a different league, a different country, different training, different ball. "So we will try to maintain that and they will fight for the position but for me in this game is clear, Altay will start."
The report goes on to suggest that Fernandez could face an important few months ahead in terms of deciding his future. It surely wouldn't be easy for this La Masia graduate to leave Barcelona, but there'll also be plenty of competition for places in Hansi Flick's star-studded squad. If Fernandez and his family decide together that the best step would be to try a move elsewhere, then it seems clear he won't be short of options.
The Portuguese manager is under a lot of pressure after failing to deliver the results on the pitch. He has been backed significantly in the transfer market, but the results have been quite mediocre. Manchester United finished in the bottom half of the league table last season, and they have started the season poorly this time around. They have already crashed out of the English League Cup.
Manchester United want to sign Ruben Neves from Al-Hilal during the January transfer window. They need more quality and depth in the midfield, and the 28-year-old will add more control and creativity to the side. Neves knows the Premier League well from his time at Wolves, and he will be able to settle quickly and make an instant impact. Ruben Neves on the January shortlist According to a report from Team Talk, Manchester United are keeping tabs on Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba as well.
I know [Matheus] Cunha has done really well over the last couple of seasons but I would really like an experienced striker. I hope I'm wrong but I really hope they aren't making the same mistakes with [Benjamin] Sesko as they did with Rasmus [Hojlund]. A young player coming in with no Premier League experience, it just feels like history repeating itself.
Altay Bayindir: age 27, seven Premier League appearances for Manchester United and a catalogue of game-costing errors. Senne Lammens: age 23, has never played in English football. Tom Heaton: age 39, last Premier League game January 2020, for Aston Villa. Andre Onana: age 29, 72 Premier League matches, Champions League and Europa League finalist, and a catalogue of game-costing errors. The first three are goalkeepers Ruben Amorim can field on Sunday in the derby at Manchester City and beyond.
It says everything about Manchester United's success rate with goalkeepers that André Onana might not claim the distinction of being the club's worst No. 1 during the Premier League era. But it is undeniable that the team's dismal record over the last two years has coincided with the 29-year-old's period in goal. There are many key ingredients for a successful team.
Although the goalkeeper is attracting interest from Saudi Arabia and Turkey, particularly from Galatasaray who are interested in signing him, since the transfer window is still open in both those countries, Martinez has made a determined decision over his future and he is not thinking about leaving Villa Park. At the moment, the goalkeeper is busy on international duty with Argentina, where has had confirmed his decision to stay at the Premier League club.
That's how it is in football. You never know when it's your turn to move on. We knew it would happen to Christian, but it was perhaps a bigger shock that Rasmus had to move on. I talked to him a lot during the process and could sense which way it was going. Hopefully, we will now see each other every time on the national team.