Manchester United boss accepts he was naive to think finalizing transfer would be easy

Manchester United are going have an interesting weekend both on and off the pitch.

They host Spurs at Old Trafford in the Premier League. The match possesses the potential to turn into a dramatic encounter not only because Manchester United will be up against their former manager in Jose Mourinho but also because football critics all around the globe will get ready with their microscopic eyes to start scrutinising Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s each and every move from the dugout. 

Manchester United have drastically suffered in the ongoing summer transfer market. And the Manchester United board, alongside Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, have had felt the fiery whirlwind from both the fans on social media and the club’s former players. 

One of the many reasons that have caused this sort of disdain revolves around the Red Devils’ vague attempts to lure Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund.

Sancho is thought to be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s no.1 target, but the club has so far failed to offer Borussia Dortmund what the German club have wanted ever since being aware of United’s interest in the 20-year-old prodigy. 

In April, Solskjaer made a bold claim, suggesting that United would take advantage of the situation and “exploit” the transfer market amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

The COVID-19 has had fastened almost every club’s hands and kept the budget tight with the financial aspect of the game, forcing them to spend wisely in the summer transfer window. Hence, many teams have not had the greatest of summer this term. Manchester United is one of those sides. 

All in all, OGS suggested that in such grave financial concerns, clubs would be looking to sell players to maintain stability. And bigger clubs could get a better deal off such selling clubs.

In the pre-match press conference ahead of the game against Spurs, Solskjaer rectified his mistake, saying he was wrong to use the word “exploit“. 

He said:

“I think my wording in lockdown “exploit” was a bad word by me.

 “I didn’t mean in that respect. I meant clubs out there have to move because of the situation and it might be a situation for us. At the moment we’ve not had those situations. We’ve lost loads of money as the other clubs have as well.

“We’ve got a big squad, but the performances last season didn’t warrant giving more of them more opportunities.

“It’s a different scenario now, after two games, already I’ve seen some players who didn’t play too much last season play really well.”

Manchester United have certainly got a big squad, having failed to shift all their burdens in one transfer window. Andreas Pereira and Alexis Sanchez have already left the club. Deals including Diogo Dalot and Chris Smalling is ongoing.

In addition, United’s reluctance to pay Borussia Dortmund the asking price of €120m for Sancho has not ceased the pain in the brain of the Norweigan manager.

Now, only a victory on Sunday might help cure the discomfort and wind up all the uncertainties hovering around the Mancunian club. The club is currently a mess no manager wants to be in.