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With the closing of the transfer window last week, Macclesfield FC have still managed to grab themselves a new signing as a free agent.
The Northern Premier League side are currently in third place, fighting for a promotion after coming second last year but lost to Marine 2-1 in the play-offs final to gain promotion.
Now, the club are hoping that bringing in a new striker will get them across the line and into the National League North.
The striker in question is former Manchester United graduate D’Mani Mellor who came through the academy in 2019. Whilst Mellor was a great academy player, grabbing 9 goals and an assist in 29 games and 12 goals and 8 assists in 31 games for the United Under-23s, he never quite made it to the senior squad.
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His only match for the club’s senior team came in the Europa League in 2019/20 under Ole Gunner Solskjaer against FC Astana where The Red Devils lost 2-1. Mellor came on in the 65 minute for Tahith Chong on the right wing, but couldn’t affect the result of the game with United already being 2-1 down.
Unfortunately the then 19-year-old tore his ACL at the end of the 2019/20 season, ruling him out for an entire year with two operations being required.
Upon his return, the striker saw himself out on loan with Salford City, however, he only made three appearances, seeing him get recalled by United and ultimately released by the club in 2022.
Mellor was signed then as a free transfer by Wycombe Wanderers, with the manager Gareth Ainsworth having high expectations for the youngster, saying: “He is an exciting prospect but to be at Man United for so long show his calibre and shows what he is all about. He is going to be an exciting, attacking prospect for us.”
However, the striker saw himself out on loan on three occasions in two years, twice with Rochdale and once with Sutton United. Across these two years for while with Wycombe, across all three clubs, Mellor has played 49 games with only two goals and two assists.
With Wycombe releasing him this summer, Mellor has found himself dropping down three leagues to join Macclesfield who are currently being managed by former Manchester United trainee and ex-Premier League player Robbie Savage.
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