Manchester United are in the news almost every day it seems. The club are desperately trying to sign players, in order to bolster the squad. Erik ten Hag has identified players, but the negotiations are painfully slow.
Moreover, fans are having to watch their rivals in the Premier League snap up new buys. Manchester City brought in Erling Haaland, Liverpool signed Darwin Nunez, and even Arsenal have roped in Fabio Vieira.
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Meanwhile, United are in the long-drawn process of negotiating with Barcelona over the sale of Frenkie de Jong. A former player of Ten Hag, the Dutch midfielder is hardly enthused with the idea of moving to Old Trafford. Talks have been dragging on over a potential fee for the transfer to get completed.
Manchester United are playing a ‘poker’ game with Barcelona over a move for Frenkie de Jong.
They are confident of getting a deal done but are hoping Barca drop their asking price by around €10-€15 million. [The Athletic] pic.twitter.com/mXOYdk1HhN
— PF | Transfer News (@PurelyFootball) June 18, 2022
All of it came to head when Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold met with a group of fans who were planning a protest at a pub near his house. It is truly remarkable for the CEO of a club to assuage fans at a pub, but these are the times. However, fans are skeptical of how much of what Arnold said would become a reality.
The money is there
Arnold made it clear that Manchester United had money. They had the means to go out and sign players.
“The money is there to spend on new players this summer, that the manager and director of football want.”
Moreover, he also quoted the figure of £200m which was supposedly available. He pledged for patience and understanding from the fans. The natural response to this was the barrage of questions surrounding the De Jong deal.
🗣 Richard Arnold: “The money is there to spend on new players this summer, that the manager & director of football want.”
Richard Arnold speaking to fans at Pub, who were allegedly planning a protest at #mufc. Ed Woodward or the Glazers never did this 👏pic.twitter.com/IdguMxBBpe
— centredevils. (@centredevils) June 18, 2022
There have been widespread speculation that United are failing in their pursuit. The fact that this one transfer is taking so long has not helped matters either. United’s…
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