The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath has revealed the Manchester United transfer budget as currently expected for 2022’s summer window.
As usual, the figures are also reliant on the Red Devils’ involvement in the Champions League for 2022/23.
Likely Manchester United Transfer Budget Revealed
Manchester United Transfer Budget: The Figures
It is claimed that Manchester United’s transfer budget for what will be a crucial window this summer may be lower than expected.
United are said to be looking at a spending fund of £80 million, and that’s only if they qualify for Europe’s elite competition.
Should they fail to qualify for the Champions League, the report suggests that figure will drop to as low as £50 million.
United spent close to £80 million on Jadon Sancho alone last summer.
Vital Summer
For a club like Manchester United, who haven’t tasted the success they’d like for some time now, every summer is labelled as the most crucial. However, this might just be the one.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked earlier in the season and United’s insistence that a stop-gap appointment in Ralf Rangnick as interim manager was the way forward has only increased the pressure on them to appoint the right man for the permanent post next.
But, convincing the best candidate may prove difficult if he doesn’t believe he has the funds to turn United’s fortunes around.
£80 million is a tough sell when you look at what United need. United have long needed a defensive midfielder, that has to be a priority – in a window where many positions may have to be prioritised.
There are also the likes of Edinson Cavani, Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba running their contracts down.
How More Funds Can Be Generated
The Telegraph’s report adds that Manchester United could spend more than the reported amounts – but they would need to sell players the new manager deems surplus to requirements.
The likes of Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial, who are both currently out on loan, would be obvious contenders for that fate.
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