{"id":1216,"date":"2026-08-02T12:21:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/roy-keane-made-reportedly-about-see-more\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T12:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:21:41","slug":"roy-keane-made-reportedly-about-see-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/roy-keane-made-reportedly-about-see-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Keane Made reportedly about…. See more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Roy Keane Makes Huge Claim About Manchester United\u2019s  Andrey Santos Deal

🚨 ROY KEANE HAS REPORTedly MADE A HUGE CLAIM ABOUT MANCHESTER UNITED\u2019S \u00a350 MILLION ANDREY SANTOS DEAL \u2014 AND CHELSEA FANS MAY NOT LIKE IT! 👀🔥

Manchester United\u2019s reported \u00a350 million signing of Andrey Santos is already generating huge excitement among supporters, and former United captain Roy Keane has reportedly delivered a bold verdict on the midfielder\u2019s potential.

When asked about Manchester United signing the Brazilian, Keane was quoted as saying:

\u00ab\u201c\u00a350 million? That\u2019s theft. Do people actually realise what kind of midfielder they\u2019ve signed?\u00bb

\u00ab\u201cPlayers who can break two or three lines with one pass don\u2019t grow on trees.\u00bb

\u00ab\u201cYou don\u2019t walk into the market and buy that profile for \u00a350 million anymore. Forget the goals and assists. Watch the passes. Watch how quickly he turns defence into attack. That\u2019s what the very best midfielders do.\u201d\u00bb

The reported comments highlight the qualities that have made Santos such an exciting prospect. While goals and assists often dominate discussions around midfielders, his ability to receive the ball, identify forward options and progress play through the lines could be just as important to Manchester United\u2019s future.

Santos has shown that he is capable of turning defensive situations into attacking opportunities within seconds. His composure on the ball, awareness under pressure and willingness to play ambitious passes could give United a new level of control and creativity in midfield.

Keane reportedly went even further by questioning why more clubs did not make a serious attempt to challenge Manchester United for the Brazilian.

\u00ab\u201cThe part I still can\u2019t understand is how nobody seriously challenged United for him. Chelsea have let a special player walk out the door.\u00bb

\u00ab\u201cIf Andrey Santos develops the way I think he will, Chelsea won\u2019t be asking why they sold him\u2026 they\u2019ll be asking why they didn\u2019t demand \u00a3100 million.\u00bb

\u00ab\u201cAnd United will look back at this as one of the smartest deals they\u2019ve done in years.\u201d\u00bb

If Santos continues to develop at the expected rate, the reported \u00a350 million fee could eventually look like excellent value. His combination of technical quality, progressive passing, ball-carrying ability and defensive work rate gives him the potential to become one of the most complete midfielders in the Premier League.

However, expectations should remain balanced. Santos is still developing, and the pressure of representing Manchester United will bring a new level of scrutiny. The real test will be whether he can consistently produce these performances over an entire season.

Still, the early signs have given United supporters plenty of reasons to be excited.

🔴 Could Andrey Santos become one of Manchester United\u2019s smartest signings in years, or is the hype already getting out of control?

💬 Do you agree with the reported Roy Keane verdict?

👇 YES or NO? Defend your answer in the comments! 🔥<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Roy Keane Makes Huge Claim About Manchester United\u2019s  Andrey Santos Deal 🚨 ROY KEANE HAS REPORTedly MADE A HUGE CLAIM ABOUT MANCHESTER UNITED\u2019S \u00a350 MILLION ANDREY SANTOS DEAL \u2014 AND CHELSEA FANS MAY NOT LIKE IT! 👀🔥 Manchester United\u2019s reported \u00a350 million […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}