The NWSL club Gotham FC are in advanced talks with Manchester United over the proposed loan signing of the Brazil forward Geyse. The Women’s Super League club are hoping to conclude a deal in the coming days before the start of the new NWSL season on 14 March.
On Sunday Geyse described feeling “lonely” and being in agony after coming on as a late substitute in the 2-0 victory over Leicester in a post on social media.
Her comments came on the same evening that Geyse’s agent alleged to the Telegraph that Manchester United had tried to loan Geyse to other clubs while she was at her brother’s funeral in January. A spokesperson for Manchester United Women said: “We continue to support Geyse in her wellbeing, and are continuing to look for options which suit all parties.”
Writing on Instagram, the Brazil forward did not specifically mention Manchester United but wrote: “Staying in a place where we don’t feel happy is an agonising and lonely feeling. Every day seems heavier, and the simple fact of being there becomes a burden. The environment, which should be welcoming, becomes a field of discomfort, where inner peace is difficult to find.”
Geyse signed from Barcelona in 2023 and the 26-year-old has since scored two league goals for the club. In January she was granted compassionate leave by the club after her brother’s death. Manchester United are understood to have been working closely with Geyse to find the right solution for her at a difficult time, including options to move to be closer to her family.
According to club sources, Manchester United would prefer not to lose Geyse at an important point in the season but the former Benfica and Corinthians forward is keen on a move to North America, so different options have been explored.
On Sunday her agent Luís Filipe Silva said to the Telegraph: “As you know, her brother passed away, she is going through a very difficult time, it is a very difficult time psychologically and at Man United she is not having the best time.
“The club has clearly shown that it does not count on Geyse, Man United tried to loan Geyse to a club in the USA, but the player has the right to decide about her future and the club she will play for. The best solution for all parties is to leave and, I repeat, Man United was the first to try to loan the player when she was at her brother’s funeral.”
At a pre-match press conference on 31 January, the morning immediately after the WSL transfer window closed, the Manchester United manager, Marc Skinner, was asked to clarify whether or not the club had tried to secure a loan move for Geyse.
He said: “Honestly, right now, Geyse is in a moment of grieving. She is on compassionate leave. In reality – I’ve said this and I think you know this – I don’t do [the] business side. The club is on the business side [for transfer negotiations]. All I know is that Geyse is a Manchester United player and she’ll be coming back, and we have got a fantastic plan to try and support her in a really difficult time.”
