Manchester United have bought Toby Collier back to the club from his loan spell at West Brom, despite Ruben Amorim recently criticizing some of the club’s young talent.
Manchester United have recalled midfielder Toby Collier from his loan spell at West Brom in a bid to ease their injury woes.
The 21-year-old made 12 appearances for the Baggies during his loan spell in the Championship, but only started three of them, with the midfielder having been injured since late November. He is on track to return to the first team and can now cover for Ruben Amorim.
Bruno Fernandes, Mason Mount and Koby Mainu all missed Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Wolves, and the decision to bring Collier back to Manchester may be driven by a desire to have more options.
The midfielder made his club debut in August 2024 and made 13 appearances last season, but has recently been the subject of critical comments from Amorim.
The United manager has been criticized for making little use of his academy, but has suggested that several young talents, including Collier, who played during the ill-fated Erik ten Hag era, were promoted to the first team too soon.
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“He (Collier) played (for United),” Amorim said in December. “He’s from the academy. He played here. He went to West Bromwich. He didn’t play. He played for Manchester United. So sometimes it’s not because he’s from the academy or anything like that. It’s the situation, what happened.”
“We don’t know what the future holds (for Mainu). We’ll see after this game. Amath are struggling in the Championship right now. Chido (Obi) is not always a starter in the under-21 team. They all played when a lot of people were calling for the manager to be sacked!”
Despite these comments, Collier is highly regarded in Manchester, with the club refusing to consider him as part of a potential deal for the Red Devils to acquire Carlos Baleva from Brighton.
There were reports in the summer that suggested Collier could be used as a sweetener to sign Bareva. The youngster developed through Brighton’s academy before leaving in 2022 and the Seagulls were keen to bring him back to his native south coast.
Collier is regarded as one of the best midfielders in the country and United were surprised to have had the chance to sign him, but were delighted to have done so.
His spell at the Hawthorns failed to help the club and player develop as much as they had hoped, and he will now continue his career at Carrington.
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