{"id":7877,"date":"2026-11-03T16:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/man-united-made-a-mistake-not-signing-konsa-ferdinand\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:47:19","slug":"man-united-made-a-mistake-not-signing-konsa-ferdinand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/man-united-made-a-mistake-not-signing-konsa-ferdinand\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United Made A Mistake Not Signing Konsa &#8211;Ferdinand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has criticized his former club for failing to compete with Arsenal for the \u00a351m signing of Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>United had been linked with the 28-year-old defender during the transfer window as they sought to repair a leaky backline, but ultimately stood by as Arsenal secured the England international\u2019s signature in August.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/super-falcons-adegbuyi-akekoromowei-uzoma-nominated-for-2026-caf-awards\/\">Super Falcons, Adegbuyi, Akekoromowei, Uzoma Nominated For 2026 CAF Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his YouTube channel following a dismal run that saw United concede 15 goals in nine matches, Ferdinand insisted the versatile defender would have been an ideal fit for Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting Konsa\u2019s tactical efficiency, Ferdinand remarked: \u201cI said to my son yesterday, \u2018watch Ezri Konsa\u2019, because everything he does is efficient\u2026 He\u2019s a top, top player and another one I thought Manchester United should have got.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\" readability=\"-19.263157894737\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/2026-u-17-wwc-brazil-coach-rilany-warns-flamingos-will-be-tough-to-beat\/\">2026 U-17 WWC: Brazil Coach Rilany Warns Flamingos Will Be Tough To Beat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand added that Konsa\u2019s form at both right-back and central defense has given Mikel Arteta an enviable tactical dilemma as Arsenal integrate William Saliba back into the side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s giving Mikel Arteta some big decisions to make and big headaches because he\u2019s slipped in seamlessly and put in some big performances,\u201d Ferdinand said. \u201cWhat a signing he\u2019s been for Arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has criticized his former club for failing to compete with Arsenal for the \u00a351m signing of Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa. United had been linked&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}