Manchester United is one of the biggest Clubs in the World, it is the best team in England having won lots of trophies including the UEFA Champions League, which they won on three different occasions in 1968, 1999 and 2008.
Surprisingly, since Fergie (Sir Alex Ferguson who brought in top players like Ronaldo) left the Club, Manchester United have not being able to attract top players to the Club.
On several occasions they have tried to secure moves for superstars but could not land them. The inability to secure a deal for a former Superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo in 2017 showed how glaring the pull power of the Club had died down, when Real Madrid wanted to sell him, he will eventually join Juventus FC.
The signings for players such as Paul Pogba, Angel Di Maria, Memphis Depay and Bruno Fernandes (whom they signed recently and performed well so far) are only the highlights of what was a failed recruitment strategy of the Old Trafford outfit under the guide of Ed Woodward.
The Club have watched on this season as their rivals looked for means to solve problems within their squad. Top of the list is arch rivals Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal who have all made reinforcements where necessary. The Blues in particular, shelled over £230million to sign the likes of Kai Havertz, Werner, Chilwell, Ziyech and Edouard Mendy who is set to join soon.
Timo Werner and Kai Havertz have all made their debut for the Club, with the former key to Blues picking up all three points on the road against Brighton and Hove Albion on monday.
Manchester United must admit that there is a problem, especially with the management of the Club who seems never ready to splash the cash and fix up issues that needs fixing in the squad.
Take a look as some of the failed deals of this Transfer window so far under the guide of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer and Ed Woodward:
1. Sancho
2. Thiago who is set to join Liverpool soon
3. Reguilon who is on the verge of joining rivals Tottenham Hotspur
4. Jude Bellingham who later joined Dortmund for £22milliom
5. Upamecano who is set to remain at RB Leipzig after signing a new contract.
All the above failed transfers are indications that something needs to be done for United to return to it’s Glory days, perhaps Ed Woodward needs a rethink towards his negotiation approach or Ole needs to come up with a more convincing project.
With Manchester United not showing any serious concerns as regards the recruitment of players, some sect of Manchester United fans have taken it upon themselves to raise the £108million asking price of Dortmund for the player.
Reasons why Manchester United don’t appeal to top players anymore
1. Lack of a clear project
Over the years, Manchester United looked like a club that have no clear project, you wonder if they are building a young squad that will remain together for three to four years and compete for trophies (then they bring in Zlatan) or if they are building a team around core English players (and you look at their starting 11 and find may be just two English players). Players often don’t join teams with out a clear objective.
2. Training and Player treatment
A few weeks ago, Alexis Sanchez who recently joined Inter as a free agent from Manchester United claimed that he wanted to leave the club after his very first training and return back to Arsenal in what later turned out to be one of the worst transfer for the Chilean.
Lack of trust in players could be very detrimental to the ambition of recruiting players with fear of being treated like their predecessors. A simple case study were the likes of Young, Depay, Lukaku and Smalling who have gone to shine for the sides they now represent.
3. Wrong approach to signing Players
According to the Mirror, Manchester United target Jude Bellingham opened up how annoying the Club’s approach was in their attempt to sign him from Birmingham City.
Despite taking a tour with Fergie around the Manchester United facility, the player chose to join Dortmund for whom he appears to be a regular nowadays.
If United must get back to being that top Club everyone they known to be, their recruitment strategy must undergo serious review, not just on the part of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer or Ed Woodward but for the entire club as an Enterprise.
In the meantime, they need to prepare well for the game against Crystal Palace, from which they can secure their first sets of points for the new campaign.
Question: What areas of the pitch do you think Manchester United need to strengthen to be able to get their season up to a flier?
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