Manchester United transfer dream in tatters as Premier League target faces up to three months on sidelines

Bournemouth have suffered an enormous blow with boss Andoni Iraola confirming Tyler Adams might be sidelined with a torn MCL.

The 26-year-old has starred for the Cherries this time period, which has led to Manchester United contemplating a possible £40million transfer in 2026.

talkSPORT’s switch correspondent Ben Jacobs revealed that Adams is on United’s radar as a future midfield goal for Ruben Amorim.

Nonetheless, his prospects of a January switch have successfully been ended by an harm suffered, satirically, at Previous Trafford.

The USA worldwide injured his knee within the second minute of the 4-4 epic throughout a problem with Matheus Cunha and was pressured off.

Talking instantly after the thriller, Bournemouth coach Iraola mentioned: “He is the worst information from the sport, positively. The knee twisted, I feel the MCL. We’ll must examine and see if it’s a small sprain or larger.”

learn extra switch information

Iraola’s worst fears have now been realised, with the Bournemouth boss confirming the harm timescale in his pre-match press convention on Friday forward of Saturday’s conflict with Burnley.

The Spaniard revealed that Adams has suffered a torn MCL and may very well be sidelined for as much as three months.

Cannot Adam and Eve it

Iraola mentioned: “Tyler is injured. He has torn his MCL. So he might be out, positively out for a while.”

Commenting on when Adams may very well be again in motion, Iraola remarked: “Usually two, three months.

“Two months, optimistic two months, pessimistic three, one thing like this.

“So, sure, it is a massive blow. It is a massive blow as a result of it is an necessary participant for us.

5

5

“However right away, if you see the mechanism, the motion, we had been feeling that there may very well be one thing there. Sure.”

Adams has began 15 of Bournemouth’s 16 Premier League matches this season, solely lacking the opposite sport via suspension.

He has scored twice and registered one help, and even received November’s Aim of the Month award for his gorgeous long-range lob within the membership’s 3-2 away defeat at Sunderland final month.

“Tyler could be very helpful for us,” Iraola continued. I feel he is additionally a really distinctive participant, very particular participant in what he does.

“However we even have choices. Alex [Scott] has been enjoying there as a quantity six.

“Now we have Lewis Prepare dinner, that’s his pure place that we recuperate him from the suspension. However it’s true that he is a participant that’s troublesome to exchange as a result of he is very, very distinctive.”

5

The midfielder’s newest health setback comes as a heavy blow, having beforehand endured a close to two-year street again to full health.

A hamstring harm in March 2023 finally required surgical procedure, with a number of again points then hampering his progress on the south coast.

The US 2022 World Cup captain has remodeled 50 appearances for Bournemouth since his £20m arrival from Leeds two years in the past.

Adams was a digital ever-present in Iraola‘s aspect that completed ninth within the Premier League final season after an injury-hit first yr.

His continued kind this time period noticed him emerge as an economical different goal to Elliot Anderson or Carlos Baleba for United.

Second big-six switch derailed

Any potential change to Previous Trafford was at all times extra prone to be subsequent summer season, however harm has come at an inopportune time once more.

Learn Extra on talkSPORT

5

Adams was beforehand nursing a health situation when Chelsea activated his £20m launch clause at Leeds, earlier than talks broke down.

Bournemouth swooped in per week later and can be reluctant to let their key man go when curiosity is renewed after the World Cup.