A second member of staff has departed for the men’s team (Picture: Getty)
Senior members within Manchester United’s women’s team are said to be frustrated about key backroom staff being moved to the men’s team, according to reports.
The club as a whole is said to see the moves as positive and healthy but it has led to some irritation on the part of the women’s team who are now on the lookout for another key member of staff
Last year saw performance analyst Luke Wright depart for Erik ten Hag’s side, with the team’s head physiotherapist Ibrahim Kerem now joining up with the men’s side.
Kerem has been working with the men’s side since last month and has recently been seen helping Lisandro Martinez as he recovers from his foot injury.
However, according to Mail Sport, the two moves, which weren’t authorised by Ten Hag, have angered the senior members of the women’s side.
Earlier in the season, Marc Skinner’s side was also short of an assistant manager after previous number two, Martin Ho, left to manage in Norway.
Dan Bale has now arrived from Nottingham Forest’s youth team to fill that post.
Manager Marc Skinner was without an assistant manager for the start of the season (Picture: Getty)
On the pitch, United could be braced for another huge departure in the coming months as rumours continue to swirl around the long-term future of Mary Earps.
The Lionesses keeper, whose contract runs out at the end of the season, has been linked with a move to Arsenal after they saw a world-record bid turned down by United in August.
United saw star striker Alessia Russo depart for Arsenal last summer on a free, but Skinner is confident a new contract can be agreed with the highly coveted goalkeeper.
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‘The club are working through with Mary [Earps] on what the deal looks like,’ said Skinner. ‘I sit here hopeful. I think the talks are exactly where it was.
‘It’s with the club to continue with that. I can’t be any more clear that I want Mary to stay at this club.
‘She’s a huge part of what I want to do and build here but we’ll continue to have those conversations. I haven’t really got an update yet.’
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