According to a report by Dutch reporter Arnesen, Manchester United winger Chong Taxi is very likely to return to his youth training club and rejoin the Eredivisie Feyenoord club. With Manchester United stocking up on young wingers, it is impossible for Tahith Chong to get any game time at Manchester United.
In the summer of 2016, Manchester United signed 16-year-old Tahith Chong from Feyenoord . The signing at the time triggered discussions among many fans because Taxi Taxi Chong has Chinese ancestry, and his mother’s grandfather Zhong Fuxiu is extremely talented. Probably Cantonese. Tahith Chong is capable of playing multiple positions such as forward and attacking midfielder, and was selected for the Dutch National Youth Team to compete in the European Youth Championship.
When the Chinese Football Association vigorously promoted the naturalization policy around 2020, countless fans once suggested naturalizing Zhong Taxi. However, the operation seemed very difficult, because at that time, Zhong Taxi still retained his identity as a football rookie and was expected to represent The Netherlands national team plays a game.
However, Tahith Chong’s development trajectory cannot catch up with his highly anticipated self. The 22-year-old Dutch winger has not represented Manchester United in any official game since 2020. In the summer window of 2020, he was loaned to Werder Bremen Club of Bundesliga for half a season. He only made 4 starts and contributed 1 assist in 13 appearances in the Bundesliga. It was proved that he was not suitable for the Bundesliga game.
was then sub-leased by Manchester United to Club Brugge of , Belgium, and contributed 2 assists in 7 appearances in the season. He still failed to perform well. He was briefly loaned to Birmingham Club in the English Championship last season, and then he was rejuvenated. Vitality, started 18 of 20 games, scored 1 goal and provided 2 assists. However, he suffered a serious injury at the critical moment of recovery and had to return to Carrington base early to recuperate.
The reason why
can make a mark in English Championship lies in Taxi Chong’s personal characteristics. This left-footed winger is actually closer to an organizational style of play. Only by becoming the core organizer of the attacking midfielder can Taxi Chong be able to perform. Basically, the Dutch team is very good at cultivating various types of wingers. Maybe Tahith Chong can regain his confidence in Feyenoord.
Currently, Tahith Chong and Pereira have become the players most expected to be sold among the Manchester United youth training players. Tahith Chong's contract with Manchester United only has one year left. If the sale cannot be completed in this summer window, Manchester United is very likely to let Tahith Chong leave the team for free. Therefore, with the remaining 3.8 million euros in the German transfer price, the sale price That is about 5 million euros.
The reporter Arnesen who first reported that Feyenoord was about to sign Tahith Chong was the reporter who first broke the news about Manchester United’s offer for Malaysia . Now Manchester United is about to complete the deal for Feyenoord full-back Malaysia. The transfer fee has reached 15 million euros, but Tahith Chong will not be an addition to the Malaysia deal. Manchester United hopes to complete the Malaysia deal as soon as possible so that Malaysia can participate in Manchester United's pre-season preparations as soon as possible.
Dutch media Voetbal Primeur and FCUpdate also followed up on the news that Tahith Chong is about to sign with Feyenoord, so it seems that Tahith Chong is very close to becoming the first person to be sold by Manchester United in this summer window. In this summer window, Manchester United still has Pereira, Williams, Bailly, Phil Jones and many other players that need to be sold. They need to exchange part of the reconstruction signing funds for Manchester United. After all, Manchester United’s current signings The amount of funds required is huge.
