da fazobetai： The main loser from Manchester United’s £80m deal for Harry Maguire in the summer, Chris Smalling appears to be making a point of proving the Red Devils wrong about their decision to let him go.
da dobrowin： The England international joined AS Roma on a season-long loan in a bid for first-team football, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer even revealing that he felt it was in the defender’s best interests to make his Old Trafford exit.
“At the moment we have six fit centre-backs and I couldn’t promise Chris regular football and he’s on the plane over now. I think he’ll enjoy the experience over there.”
Since moving to Italy, Smalling has well and truly established himself as a mainstay of the Roma team, and he has already featured in seven games across all competitions this season.
His impressive form – he has averaged 1.5 tackles and 1.5 interceptions in Serie A – has now led to reports from Gianluca di Marzio that Roma have had meetings with United about turning his loan into a permanent move. It is claimed the fee involved could be €12m (£10.3m) plus €3m (£2.6m) in bonuses.
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After hearing the transfer reports regarding the 29-year-old, fans of the Manchester side took to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the developing situation.
Many Red Devils fans revealed their frustrations at potentially seeing Smalling leave on the cheap, with some fans accusing Ed Woodward of having another “mare”.
Check out some of the reaction of United fans below: