{"id":21264,"date":"2026-07-25T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21264"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:39:14","slug":"mason-mount-gives-andrey-santos-assessment-after-manchester-united-transfer-really-good-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21264","title":{"rendered":"Mason Mount gives Andrey Santos assessment after Manchester United transfer &#8211; &#8216;Really good player&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_9f853e\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Andrey Santos has made two pre-season appearances for Man Utd following his \u00a350m arrival from Chelsea.<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34349570\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article34349570.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_GettyImages-2287488033.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article34349570.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_GettyImages-2287488033.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article34349570.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_GettyImages-2287488033.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article34349570.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_GettyImages-2287488033.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Santos started again for United.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Santos started again for United.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mason Mount praised Andrey Santos&#8217; reading of the game after Manchester United&#8217;s 5-0 friendly victory over Rosenborg on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">United announced Santos as their first signing of the summer earlier this month. The Reds paid an initial \u00a348million, with a further \u00a32million in add-ons, to bring the midfielder to Manchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Santos was behind Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez in the midfield pecking order at Chelsea, and a move to United will give him the opportunity to kick on in his career following Casemiro&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34068266\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 615px, (max-width: 810px) 810px, 1168px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article34068146.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1168v\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-163123.png\" srcset=\"&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article34068146.ece\/ALTERNATES\/n615\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-163123.png 615w,&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article34068146.ece\/ALTERNATES\/n810\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-163123.png 810w,&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article34068146.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1168v\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-163123.png 1168w&#10;    \"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_66a192\">Get YOUR Man United Newsletter<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get the best United news, updates and analysis straight to your Inbox courtesy of the Manchester Evening News!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">To get it, it&#8217;s a simple one-two punch.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"NumberedList_numbered-list__oytz_\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"ordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Head <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">THIS WAY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">Enter your email and hit <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Subscribe.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Brazilian started the opening pre-season game of the summer against Wrexham last weekend, and he built on that display by looking sharper during a comfortable 5-0 win over Rosenborg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Santos combined well with Mount in midfield, and the latter spoke about United&#8217;s new arrival after the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Yeah, I&#8217;ve known Andre for a while,&#8221; said Mount. &#8220;I&#8217;ve watched him from afar, since he&#8217;s obviously broken into the first team at Chelsea. I think he&#8217;s a really good player. As you said, he reads the game very well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I know he&#8217;s young, but he&#8217;s very experienced in going out on loan and playing in the Premier League as well. He reads the game very well. He&#8217;s a little bit more defensive, so it allows me to push on a little bit more forward in these last two games and work off him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mount praised Santos&#8217; defensive ability and admitted he is enjoying playing a deeper role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I think defensively as well, we&#8217;re both players that want to get around it, want to put tackles in and win the ball back and be aggressive,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;So I&#8217;ve really enjoyed it. It&#8217;s a position that I&#8217;ve played for many, many years from a young age, so I&#8217;m used to that in there. 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