{"id":2961,"date":"2026-03-29T04:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2961"},"modified":"2026-03-29T04:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:47:03","slug":"owen-hargreaves-names-cole-palmer-alternative-man-utd-must-sign-this-summer-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2961","title":{"rendered":"Owen Hargreaves names Cole Palmer alternative Man Utd must sign this summer | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Casemiro is leaving. With Bruno, who knows how long he\u2019ll be there but if you are squad planning, you want England\u2019s future midfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So you have Kobbie, Elliot and I would go try and get Morgan Rogers or Cole Palmer, that\u2019s who I would throw the kitchen sink at.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They have a good nucleus but with Casemiro leaving, you need a defensive [midfielder] and you need a 10. 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