{"id":179397,"date":"2025-08-27T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/179397\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:46:11","slug":"kobbie-mainoo-says-man-utd-signed-a-really-powerful-player-this-summer-hes-definitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/179397\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobbie Mainoo says Man Utd signed a ‘really powerful’ player this summer, ‘He’s definitely…’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United will be delighted with the summer arrivals so far completed, with all impressing in their first months at the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been a very long summer for Manchester United<\/a> which saw signing number one on June 1st, and another deal or two anticipated in advance of Monday\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n

United have spent over \u00a3200m, at the time of writing, which so far looks like good value.<\/p>\n

Matheus Cunha has been an instant hit at Old Trafford<\/a> with moments of absolute brilliance yet to result in a goal, but it feels inevitable.<\/p>\n

Bryan Mbeumo has also impressed<\/a>, albeit yet to find his feet, the right sided forward has shown glimpses of his ability as he works himself to 100%.<\/p>\n

Additionally, while Benjamin Sesko<\/a> has barely racked up 45 minutes worth of action, there have been small signs in his touches and hold up play which could be top class once he settles in.<\/p>\n

\"DiegoPhoto by Michael Reaves \u2013 Premier League\/Getty Images for Premier LeagueKobbie Mainoo raves about Manchester United talent Diego Leon<\/p>\n

The least expensive first team signing for United this summer is Diego Leon<\/a>, with the Paraguayan teenager making the move from Cerro Porteno.<\/p>\n

Leon impressed Amorim with his training<\/a> and while on tour in the USA, the 18-year-old got an assist while demonstrating his powerful dribbling.<\/p>\n

It has been reported that Leon is a really popular player at United<\/a>, with his teammates all taking to him well, and now they have been discussing their verdicts on the wonderkid. <\/p>\n

Speaking to club media<\/a>, Kobbie Mainoo was one of several to praise Leon when asked to give his first impressions of his new teammate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like Diego. Diego\u2019s again, another top player, really powerful, really strong and although he doesn\u2019t speak much English, he\u2019s a funny guy as well, so he\u2019s definitely a good addition to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mainoo wasn\u2019t alone in this, as several of United\u2019s senior players shared what they think of Leon following his first few months at the club.<\/p>\n

What Diego Leon\u2019s other United teammates have said about him<\/p>\n

Leon has made a good impression on many of his new teammates this summer, which is impressive considering his lack of English which limits the teammates he can converse with on a fluent level.<\/p>\n

In the \u2018first impressions\u2019 article United put together, there were also several others to praise the teen.<\/p>\n

Patrick Dorgu:<\/strong> \u201cHe brings a lot of power and energy to the team and he\u2019s very young, so it takes time to join into the team but he\u2019s doing really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Heaton:<\/strong> \u201cHe\u2019s been brilliant. The lads have really looked after him. Of course, he\u2019ll gravitate towards the South American lads who have looked after him. He\u2019s quietly gone about his business really well on the grass and then off the grass, he\u2019s been a feature, he\u2019s been in and amongst with the lads, doing well with the language, moving things forward so another top addition to the squad. He\u2019s done fantastically well. He has the potential to get better and better and better. Look forward to seeing him this season and seeing him excel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthijs de Ligt:<\/strong> \u201cYou can see he\u2019s really keen to show his personality on the pitch and that\u2019s really good. The more you get into professional football, the more you have to learn tactics and stuff, and that\u2019s obviously difficult when you\u2019re from a different country and speak a different language. He\u2019s taking it in well, improving day by day, so let\u2019s hope that he keeps improving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ayden Heaven:<\/strong> \u201cHe\u2019s great. Obviously there\u2019s a language barrier and all that but he\u2019s a good kid and we help him. You saw in pre-season he picked up an assist as well. He\u2019s strong for his age, he looks exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United will be delighted with the summer arrivals so far completed, with all impressing in their first…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":179398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[28927,41237,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-179397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-diego-leon","9":"tag-kobbie-mainoo","10":"tag-soccer","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115100095904972480","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}