Memphis Depay, who has been struggling to find a new club since his departure from Atletico Madrid, has been posting training videos from Monaco in a bid to showcase his fitness ahead of the transfer deadline. The 30-year-old Netherlands forward, who endured a difficult Euro 2024 campaign despite reaching the semi-finals, is still without a team just days before most European transfer windows close.

In one of his recent Instagram posts, Depay can be seen pushing himself through intense hill sprints with a resistance band and handling a medicine ball. However, the reaction from fans has been notably critical. Comments on his post include remarks such as, “Well that Euro display didn’t help his case at all. Should be on a ball v running,” and “I’d say he’s massively overrated but I guess there’s a reason why he’s without a club. Never, ever rated him. Guy offers nothing.” Another comment highlights the skepticism surrounding his future: “On his Euros display, he might be waiting around for a while.”

Adding to his recent woes, Wayne Rooney has recounted a memorable clash with Depay during his time at Manchester United. Rooney revealed that he once confronted Depay for arriving at a reserve match in a Rolls Royce and a cowboy hat. Rooney, reflecting on the incident, noted, “Firstly, you could never knock his work rate. In training, he worked really hard every single day in order to prove himself. It was more about a few things off the pitch I’ve spoken about. I was at a reserve game once being a bit low-key, and he turned up in a Rolls Royce and a cowboy hat. I had to speak to him, so that was Memphis.”

Depay has defended his tenure at Manchester United and his broader lifestyle choices in a recent documentary. He declared, “My whole life is upside down. They talk about the headlines in papers, me wearing a hat and all the fing s. They say, in Manchester I flopped. But let’s go, man. I drive a Rolls Royce, this is my life. I was not given anything; I have earned it all with both feet. I am not good, I am not bad. Just don’t forget to check my past, check my scars. I am a lion, I am a king. I have fashion in my blood and only big dreams. I don’t care what people think about me. It is my life and if I am the black sheep, so it is. I do what I want anyway.”