{"id":618103,"date":"2022-09-23T15:15:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T19:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618103"},"modified":"2022-09-23T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T19:15:58","slug":"manchester-united-director-transfer-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/23\/manchester-united-director-transfer-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re Ahead of Schedule in Recruitment Plans\u2019: Manchester United Director Sends Transfer Message to Erik Ten Hag &#8211; He Won\u2019t Like It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/21\/manchester-united-jude-bellingham-competition\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United&#8217;s<\/a> Director of Football John Murtough <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1572930893072703488\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has insisted<\/a> that the club remains focused on properly strengthening their squad only in summer transfer windows.\u00a0 This could be a blow for Erik ten Hag&#8217;s plans to properly reinforce his squad in the January transfer window, as he&#8217;s unlikely to get major funds for new players.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Director Confirms Future Transfer Plans<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man United director John Murtough: &quot;Overall, we are ahead of schedule in our recruitment plans as envisaged at the start of the summer, and we do not anticipate same level of activity in future windows\u201d. \ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs always, our planning focuses on the summer window\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NK6dXOijU2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NK6dXOijU2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1572930893072703488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Murtough Doesn\u2019t Expect Recent Summer Business Replicated Anytime Soon<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Devils spent over \u00a3200 million on six new signings for the Dutch manager, the most they have handed to any manager in a single transfer window in the history of the club. Murtough spoke about the Manchester side&#8217;s recent blockbuster transfer spending and also on what can be expected for the future, as he said: &#8220;Overall, we are ahead of schedule in our recruitment plans as envisaged at the start of the summer, and we do not anticipate same level of activity in future windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/20\/manchester-united-antoine-griezmann-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Unlikely to Sign Antoine Griezmann in January<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As always, our planning focuses on the summer window.&#8221; With that last quote, Murtough has indicated that Ten Hag will not be given any formidable funds to work with in the January transfer window. Moreover, with the Red Devils <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourfourtwo.com\/news\/manchester-united-debt-rises-to-more-than-pound514m-as-record-wage-bill-revealed-1663847833000\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reporting a \u00a3115.5 million net loss<\/a> for the final quarter of the 2021\/22 season, their finances seem to be in a crunch. The Dutchman might have to sell some players that are surplus to the squad and can then perhaps use that revenue to sign new players.<\/p>\n<h3>United\u2019s Summer Transfer Window Recapped<\/h3>\n<p>The Manchester side had a dramatic summer transfer window in which they significantly improved the &#8216;weak areas&#8217; of their squad. The Red Devils started off their business with the surprising acquisition of Dutch left-back Tyrell Malacia from Feyenooord, after which they also confirmed the smart free acquisition of Christian Eriksen.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the Red Devils opened up their chequebooks for some major signings. They roped in Lisandro Martinez for a fee of around \u00a356.7 million to reinforce their backline After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/19262119\/frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">failing to land Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong<\/a>, United <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/manchester-united-target-dubravka-carrington\/\" target=\"_self\">made a shocking move to sign Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro<\/a> for over \u00a360 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/15\/manchester-united-jude-bellingham-links\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Were Never Close to Jude Bellingham Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then they did one better in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/antony-completes-manchester-united-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">signing Ajax winger Antony<\/a> for a whopping \u00a386 million &#8211; making him one of their most expensive signings ever. Their final signing was that of goalkeeper Martin Dubravaka on loan from Newcastle United as a backup for David de Gea. Ten Hag still didn&#8217;t get to sign a new striker after Cristiano Ronaldo ended up staying and might look to pursue the signing of a new number nine in the next few transfer windows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United&#8217;s Director of Football John Murtough has insisted that the club remains focused on properly strengthening their squad only in summer transfer windows.\u00a0 This could be a blow for Erik ten Hag&#8217;s plans to properly reinforce his squad in the January transfer window, as he&#8217;s unlikely to get major funds for new players. 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