DBasia.news – The 3-2 victory over Brighton yesterday did not necessarily mean Manchester United had problems and fan criticism. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad is still considered not tough enough and still needs top players.
After the transfer, United’s transfer speculation ended in failures like Sergio Reguilon and Gareth Bale. Both were linked with United before Tottenham Hotspur overtook them and got both.
Jadon Sancho’s transfer, which has been discussed since the beginning of the summer transfer market, has dragged on. Sancho is closer to staying with Borussia Dortmund until the transfer market closes in early October than leaving.
Recently United have been linked with Porto left-back Alex Telles at a price of £25 million. United should have just paid that amount to sign him but there have been no further developments.
If that situation doesn’t change, then it is certain that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team will only recruit one new player this summer, plus have Dean Henderson on loan at Sheffield United for the last two seasons.
The corona virus pandemic could have caused European clubs to not be able to do much to buy players to prevent an imbalance in the financial balance, but for a club of United’s caliber they have enough financial strength to recruit players.
Andy Mitten as editor or football writer at United We Stand thinks the club has lost its black magic to recruit players. The black magic in question is the appeal of Sir Alex Ferguson, former United manager from 1986-2013.
Long time ago, when Ferguson coached United, his target players always wanted to join the club, as a result negotiations were easy.
“A former player said to me this week – a United legend – that the club has lost the ability to do black magic transfers and he set an example,” said Mitten.
“If Sir Alex Ferguson wants a player, that player will know that Ferguson wants him, will know where he will play and he will sell his dream. Then he will go to his agent and say ‘Listen, I want to leave’.”
“It is very difficult for the club to negotiate when they know the player wants to go to Manchester United.”
“Players think that black magic is gone and you can see that, because United have been linked with all these players and they don’t often have any control over the agents who link their players to the club.”
United’s difficulty in recruiting players is a source of concern for fans of the chance to compete with Harry Maguire et al this season in all competitions.
“United fans don’t really believe in the club’s hiring policy. They feel there is a mixed message,” Mitten added to Sky Sports.
“Back in March or April, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the club might be able to take advantage of the coronavirus situation because they might be in a stronger financial position, but at one point United were the only Premier League team that didn’t sign a lot of players in terms of. this in the transfer market.”
“It’s very frustrating for the fans because they get a very mixed message and they only see one player who has come so far.”
“I don’t think anyone has the same appeal as Sir Alex Ferguson but to be fair to Ole he has called and I know he’s spoken to several managers about players he likes.”
“He did a detailed background check and I think the fault was not with him. The club recruiting system that has not worked since Sir Alex Ferguson moved,” explained Mitten.
Given United’s poor form in the first two Premier League matches against Crystal Palace (1-3) and Brighton (3-2), plus lonely transfers, fans’ worries are normal.