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Andy Cole feels Man Utd could use some strength, but has emphasized that he sees Jadon Sancho’s current asking price as “crazy money.”
United’s only signing so far in the transfer window, which closes on October 5, has been midfielder Donny Van De Beek.
While they have been targeting Borussia Dortmund’s England winger Sancho, a starting price of 120 million euros (£ 109 million) has been a problem.
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Man Utd lost their first Premier League match 3-1 at home to Crystal Palace last weekend, before winning 3-0 at Luton in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
Ahead of Saturday’s league trip to Brighton, former Manchester United and England striker Cole told the PA news agency: “I know they are trying to bring in players to improve the squad, and with good reason.
“Midfielder, center forward: I look at those two positions. They are two primary positions on your team. The midfield area for me is neat now, there’s enough creativity there to play as well as any midfield in the Premier League so I think those (other) areas (need to be strengthened).
When asked about Sancho’s situationCole said, “That’s a lot of money, crazy money.
“It is not known when bettors will be allowed to return to the stadiums. All clubs must be losing absolute fortunes.
“When you look at a team like Real Madrid without spending money, what does that tell you? They haven’t done any business, so you know something is wrong with football.
“Looking at it from the outside, I think Manchester United is saying ‘we are not going to spend money anyway. If the right person comes to the right price, yes, we will. ‘ But 109 million pounds, in this current climate? “
Tuesday’s game saw forward Mason Greenwood score his first goal of the season, two weeks after being sent home from England for a violation of coronavirus guidelines.
Cole is confident that the 18-year-old, a 17-goal scorer last season, has “a huge future” and is in good hands at United under his former teammate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but has urged people to “stop talking about their misfortunes.”
“He has a great future in the game for me,” Cole said.
“And if we are prepared to let him play and stop talking about his misfortunes, I think we will get the best of him. Because when we keep talking about his misfortunes, I think that’s when he might have some problems, worrying about the perception of him. “
Saturday’s contest is expected to be another one with players kneeling in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, something that did not happen in the QPR Championship clash with Coventry last week.
QPR later issued a statement saying the decision was not made to suggest a lack of support for the movement, while the club’s director of football, Les Ferdinand, said they felt the gesture “the impact has now faded” adding : “Kneeling will not cause a change in the game, actions will.”
When asked what he thought of Ferdinand’s comments, Cole said: “I understand where Les is coming from. Of course, we need action.
“But until we get those shares, we will continue to do what we are doing.”
Earlier this month, Cole played in the Soccer Aid 2020 match at Old Trafford, coming in as a substitute in the 80th minute for the England team.
And the 48-year-old, who has spoken about the difficult time he has gone through physically and mentally after a kidney transplant in 2017, said about his appearance: “That was for me one of the best feelings I have ever had in my life. . .
“Going through what I have, believing you can’t do it, questioning yourself, and then I did… It made me feel free again.
“I have a problem, I have to deal with it for the rest of my life, but during those minutes I was free, I did not care about anything in the world.”
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