“Everything on the table”: Skinner gives intriguing update about future of CL winner

Manchester United Women manager Marc Skinner has spoken to the press ahead of tomorrow’s crucial match against Tottenham Hotspur. United currently sit third in the league and have the opportunity to move up to second, depending on other results. They will then face the same opposition one week later in the quarter-final of the League Cup, with a trip to Turin to face Juventus sandwiched in between. United closing in on transfers Skinner has regularly spoken about the club’s need to sign players to compete in all competitions in January and was positive about this happening during the press conference, in comments carried by the club’s official website. He elaborated, “we are already hopefully close to a couple of players, which I think will be exciting.” Skinner continued, “we need to be creative within the parameters, but what I’d say is, we need to add to the group. I think I’ve said this all throughout…. I think everybody’s said it, haven’t they? But I must stress, and I need to stress again: it’s not because of the quality of my players, it’s just the depth to kind of continue that experience as well, especially with the level of competition.” The manager said it “would be nice” to add more than the two players the club are close to signing, and in particular, the forward line needs strengthening. The Peoples Person has already reported this morning that United are keen on Bayern Munich forward Lea Schuller and Swedish defender Hanna Lundkvist. Response to criticism on rotation A key feature of this season has been Skinner rotating the side. Elisabeth Terland and Melvine Malard have frequently been rotated in the number nine role. What’s more, both Jess Park and Ella Toone were dropped to the bench in the humbling 0-3 loss to Olympique Lyonnais midweek. Responding to this criticism, he retorted, “what I would say is when I don’t rotate, people question it. When I do rotate, people question why I do. It’s not about prioritising any fixture. There was no way we were just saving ourselves for Tottenham.” Geyse Interestingly, Skinner also stated that the future of Brazilian star Geyse remains very much open. He claimed that “everything is on the table” regarding her future. The 27-year-old joined United in 2024 but struggled to adapt to life in England, and there was controversy when her agent claimed the club tried to loan her out whilst she was attending her brother’s funeral. She was eventually sent out on loan to Gotham FC in March, but the American team have confirmed that she will not be remaining on their roster and will indeed be returning to United. The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.