Manchester United will NOT buy players this January and only pursue loan deals as the Glazers look to sell up – with limbo status allowing rivals Liverpool to hijack a £44m move for target Cody Gakpo from PSV
- Manchester United will only be able to do loan deals during the January window
- Erik ten Hag had hoped to strengthen in several areas as he continues to build
- The pending sale of the club has hampered attempts to bring in Cody Gakpo
- The Glazers are hoping to conclude a sale in the first financial quarter of 2023
Manchester United have been reduced to shopping in the loan market this January as the Glazers look to sell the club.
The move looks to have cost them a deal for Liverpool bound Cody Gakpo who is moving to Anfield from PSV Eindhoven in a £44million deal as United were left floundering.
The Reds agreed a deal with the Dutch club after holding talks on Monday night to head off competition from Manchester United.
Manchester United have been reduced to just loans this January as the Glazers look to sell up
United had instigated talks but were still to finalise a financial offer and Liverpool have taken advantage, with PSV confirming that a deal had been reached between the two clubs.
In a statement on Twitter, PSV wrote: ‘PSV and @LFC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo. The 23-year-old attacker will leave for England imminently where he will be subjected to the necessary formalities ahead of the completion of the transfer.’
The news the club will only be able to do loan deals is a hammer blow to Erik ten Hag who had big hopes heading into the window.
Just last month, during United’s trip to Spain during the World Cup break, when asked on whether he would like to strengthen, the Dutchman had said: ‘Yes, but only when we find the right player. We do everything in our power. We are doing research on every opportunity and we do everything we can if that opportunity is there to contract them.’
This stance is set to cost them in their pursuit of Cody Gakpo who looks set to join Liverpool
In regards to the sale of the club, United co-owner Avram Glazer held talks with potential investors, including some from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, during a recent trip to Doha.
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