Ashwin Raman

The dribble is football’s most romanticised action. Goals decide games, but the dribble holds our hearts: from the origins of English football to the South American national sides of the television era to the magic of Lionel Messi, nothing makes us feel like a mesmeric dribbler. Ashwin Raman is a writer and analyst who, at fifteen years old, was working for Dundee United. Big announcement: this is Ashwin's swan song, his final SCOUTED column before he begins a new life studying in London.

Alejandro Garnacho’s name will dominate the final days of this transfer window. If you haven’t heard a million times already, the Argentine winger looks set to leave Manchester United, with a transfer to Chelsea on the horizon for a reported £35-40 million. While Garnacho provided great promise at Manchester United, things turned sour in the months following Ruben Amorim’s appointment.

Analysis — 11 min read For all the repetitions of “but you don’t understand, this is Manchester United Football Club”, Manchester United Football Club’s pursuit of Carlos Baleba appears to have ended in vain. This leaves Ruben Amorim with the unsatisfactory choice of selecting either the corpse of Casemiro or, less realistically, Manuel Ugarté to partner Bruno Fernandes or Kobbie Mainoo in midfield. Ashwin Raman is a writer and analyst who, at fifteen years old, was working for Dundee United.