Man Utd forward explains social media move amid Championship links

Manchester United forward Amad Diallo has explained the activity on his social media accounts in recent days.

The former Sunderland loanee caused a stir on social media after removing all Manchester United-related posts from his Instagram and X accounts amid rumours of crunch talks between the player and Erik ten Hag. The former Sunderland loanee was the centre of transfer speculation once again in January with a potential loan move spoken about during the winter window.

Manchester United opted to keep Amad at Old Trafford under Erik ten Hag to play the attacking midfielder more in the first-team. The Ivorian's minutes so far since January have totalled just 27 with the player reportedly growing unhappy.

However, Amad has revealed that the change made to his social media were in preparation for Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting.

“I’ve deactivated my social media for a month just to focus on Ramadan. Stop the hatred, there’s nothing wrong with what I did," Amad posted on social media before removing his accounts. “It’s holy month for me and social media is a place where there are bad things to see during fasting”.

Amad is still wanted by Sunderland amid interest from other Championship clubs. Last summer, Sunderland sporting director Kristjaan Speakman said: "I’m so happy Amad sat in here at the end of the season with me and Tony and had a vibrant smile on his face,” Speakman explained. “He loved it. Naturally, that’s what we want.

“Can Amad return to Sunderland? I don’t think so. He should be playing in tier one, in England, La Liga, Bundesliga, wherever. That’s the level of player he is. The staff here, the players and supporters have helped him get back on that journey and hopefully that will attract more players to want to come to Sunderland.”