Amad Diallo to Aston Villa from Manchester United
Amad Diallo · Incoming transfer · Manchester United
Verdict Delivered
This rumor DIED. It was dropped from the board after going quiet, last rated 2%.
State of play
| Move | Manchester United → Villa |
| Outcome | Never happened |
| Rated at the end | 2% |
| Resolved | September 2nd |
Manchester United rejected Villa's approach and the Premier League window has now closed. Fabrizio Romano reported September 1st that Michael Carrick's stance on keeping Diallo was “very clear” despite Villa's bid (first reported by 225foot, August 29th, via TeamTalk). United instead expect Joshua Zirkzee — not Diallo — to be their deadline-day departure, which also did not happen.
How the Story Moved
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| August 29th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 44% (bid) — source: TeamTalk (Subhankar Mondal), citing 225foot. TeamTalk reported on August 29th, citing an exclusive from French outlet 225foot, that Villa have officially submitted a concrete offer to Manchester United for Diallo, seen internally as a candidate to revitalise Emery's attack before the September 1st deadline. The Ivory Coast international, a versatile winger/wing-back/attacking midfielder valued around £37m by TeamTalk, joined United from Atalanta in 2021 for that fee and is under contract until 2030. No tier-1 outlet (Romano, Ornstein, Sky, BBC) has yet corroborated the bid and there is no reported response from United, so this rests on a single foreign-outlet source for now. |
| September 1st | Moved | Likelihood fell from 44% to 8% (cooling). United have rebuffed Villa's approach. Fabrizio Romano reported on September 1st that Michael Carrick and Manchester United have a “very clear” stance on keeping Diallo this deadline day, despite Villa officially submitting an offer (first reported by French outlet 225foot on August 29th, via TeamTalk). Diallo, under contract to 2030 and valued around £37m by TeamTalk, is out injured for roughly six weeks; United see Joshua Zirkzee, not Diallo, as their more likely departure before the window shuts. |
| September 1st | Moved | Likelihood fell from 8% to 2% (off). Manchester United rejected Villa's approach and the Premier League window has now closed. Fabrizio Romano reported September 1st that Michael Carrick's stance on keeping Diallo was “very clear” despite Villa's bid (first reported by 225foot, August 29th, via TeamTalk). United instead expect Joshua Zirkzee -- not Diallo -- to be their deadline-day departure, which also did not happen. |
| September 2nd | Verdict | Rumor died — dropped from the board at 2% |
Timeline since the rumor joined the board.