‘Man United transfer spending power emerges as failure catches up with them’
Man United spending power has become clearer amid a major need to invest during the summer transfer window, via report from The i.
The Red Devils endured a quiet period in the winter transfer window, in which they made just one senior signing.
That came late in the market, when full-back Patrick Dorgu completed a move to Man United from Italian side Lecce.
Indeed, the fact that teenage centre-back Ayden Heaven was signed from Arsenal with a view to going straight into Ruben Amorim’s first-team squad, is perhaps telling of the club’s current position.
The fact that Man United are under fire after Jim Ratcliffe’s fundraising measures proved controversial, which also indicates the financial pressure they are under.
Now it looks as though that situation could be set to continue into the summer when the transfer window reopens at the end of the season.
Man United summer transfer budget revealed
According to this latest report from The i, the Red Devils may only have scope to spend between £20-30million on new signings in the summer, as they look to work within financial regulations.
That, it is noted, is unlikely to be enough to fund “major surgery” on the squad that Amorim is apparently hoping for at Old Trafford.
After years of spending big on players who have failed to deliver on the pitch, football finance expert Rob Wilson believes such business is now starting to catch up with Man United.
Speaking in this article about the funds that may or may not be available to the club come the summer, Wilson said: “It’s one step forward and then two steps back from a financial perspective.
“I have been warning for many years now that the sporting performance – or lack of it – would catch up with them in terms of their financial position, and that is what appears to be happening…
“There will need to be major surgery on the team and that’s going to be very expensive. Finding the funds for that is the main issue they’re facing.”
Ruben Amorim future to face further questions after transfer update
Football Insider Verdict
There have already been claims that Amorim is keen to leave Man United, and this sort of update is unlikely to change that.
The Red Devils are currently 15th in the Premier League which is simply not good enough for a club with their setup and financial background.
It is therefore clear that something needs to change, especially with how poor this squad currently looks when it is out on the pitch.
However the numbers being discussed here simply do not seem to be enough to fund the sort of overhaul that is needed at Man United.
So if the squad is not going to change, then Amorim may feel inclined to walk away, if he is not sacked should results continue to flop with this set of players.
Either way, the 40-year-old currently looks to be in a very challenging position at Old Trafford, as Jim Ratcliffe continues to look for ways to run the club.