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Rio Ferdinand has expressed frustration at Manchester United’s lack of transfer activity, while rivals have continued to improve their teams.
United managed to finish third last season after a change of fortunes in the second half of the season, with the arrival of Bruno Fernandes as the catalyst for the change.
Despite that, it was obvious to most that the team needed to improve and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team was expected to start by signing Jadon Sancho, a deal that has not happened.
With time running into the transfer window, the Premier League team has only added Donny van de Beek so far and Ferdinand is clearly upset.
“Frank (Lampard) has made signing players as if it were the norm, as if it were easy: water from the back of a duck,” said the former England captain on the FIVE YouTube channel.
“‘The difference in the way Chelsea have done their business compared to my team Manchester United … no noise, nothing happens, all you see is a great deal.
“Little talk, good deal.
“That’s what frustrates me and all the Man United fans.”
While United have struggled to sign their top-priority players, Lampard’s Chelsea added Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Kai Havertz and Thiago Silva to the team that finished fourth last season.
The Blues are not the only improving United rivals and Spurs are set to add Gareth Bale and Sergio Reguilon to their side this week, two players Solskjaer’s team was interested in.
“There was talk of Sancho months ago,” Ferdinand added, “It has not been done yet, it is very frustrating, I am not saying that the deals are easy to do, but Chelsea are showing that the deals can be done if you leave the money and everything it’s done. On the right track. “
According to most reports, the Borussia Dortmund striker wants to sign for the Old Trafford club, United want him and the Germans are willing to sell.
The hurdle comes with the £ 108 million starting price tag that Dortmund have put on the 20-year-old, and United so far are unwilling to match it.
United have just over two weeks to make more transfers and time is definitely running out.
