Manchester United’s main activity so far in the January transfer window has been to focus on getting players away from Old Trafford as they seek to balance their budget.
Manchester United’s main priority in January is to ease their financial situation, not bring in new faces.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has just taken control of football operations, including their recruitment strategy.
Concerns about breaking financial rules exist as the Premier League shows it is willing to sanction teams this season.
Erik ten Hag has been allowed to spend large sums of money in successive summers since arriving at Old Trafford.
MU’s goal in the January transfer period is to sell players (Source: Internet)
The result of that spending is that much of this January has been spent removing players from their roster, even if it is only temporary.
Director of football John Murtough warned about their January transfer window last month, telling a fans forum: “Going into the January transfer window, we don’t expect it to be exceptional
Young players Hannibal Mejbri and Alvaro Fernandez also went to Sevilla and Benfica on loan to gain more experience.
This time last year, Man United bought players like Wout Weghorst and Marcelo Sabitzer to fill gaps in their squad.
On Wednesday (January 17), Man United announced first quarter revenue of 157 million pounds, an increase of 9.3%.
Murtough has also previously insisted that Man United are aware of the threat of breaching FFP: “We have seen this season that the Financial Fair Play rules have come into real effect, so we
Man United has been eliminated in the Champions League and Carabao Cup, so it will not be necessary for the Red Devils to buy more people, especially when the reinforcements have returned.
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