Ranking of Ed Woodward’s 15 Transfer Windows in Man Utd …

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Ed Woodward has now presided over 15 transfer windows at Manchester United, giving hope to all of us who are concerned that we are wrong at our job. Here they are ranked from least to most chaotic …

15) Summer 2016

On: Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Out: Paddy McNair, Tyler Blackett, Will Keane, Nick Powell
Here we go, United is back! Woodward hired José Mourinho, broke the British transfer record and brought Zlatan to Old Trafford. All is forgiven, Ed.

14) Summer 2014

Angel Di María, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Falcao
Out: Danny Welbeck, Shinji Kagawa, Alexander Büttner, Patrice Evra
Woodward made the big deal early, hiring Louis van Gaal to replace the late David Moyes and, still upset about the previous summer, set out to hire some high-quality talent. United broke their transfer record to sign Di Maria and it wasn’t Woodward’s fault that the doctor missed the missing end column. A year later, after claiming that the impostors had gone to the Spanish league offices to pay for Herrera’s release clause, United gave the midfielder money, just as they did with little fuss for Luke Shaw. Blind looked like a crafty signing and Red looked like a fool. But the most exciting deal was a one-season loan to Falcao. We can’t really blame Woodward for the injuries that robbed the Colombian of his predatory instincts.

13) January 2014

On: Juan Mata
Out: Wilf Zaha, Anderson
Woodward had a lot to learn from the previous summer and this time at least he achieved Moyes’s main goal. However, he made sure everyone knew about it, and sent the charming Juan to Carrington in a helicopter as James Bond.

12) January 2017

In: –
Out: Morgan Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay, Bastian Schweinsteiger
United were settled in their natural habitat, sixth, but Mourinho was still putting his feet under the table, so why waste money when you can put it in the Glazers’ pockets? As Zlatan ripped apart the Premier League, Woodward quietly pulled his summer 2015 flops out the door.

Summer 2020 Transfer Window: Winners

11) January 2019

In: –
Off: Marouane Fellaini
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had turned United into a winning machine driven by smiles and good vibes. Why waste precious money from the last tractor partner?

10) January 2015

In: –
Out: Michael Keane, Wilf Zaha, Darren Fletcher
Presumably, Woodward still didn’t care about his summer success and didn’t bother with any drafts midway through the 2014/15 season. At this point, he was still living in blissful ignorance of the fact that Di María and Falcao would fail forcefully.

9) January 2016

In: –
Outside: –
The TelegraphThe transfer window guidance in early 2016 indicated that Van Gaal needed “advanced midfielders, accomplished wingers, a graceful number ten, and a prolific center forward.” Chris Bascombe was skeptical, however, when he scoffed at the possibility of moves for Ronaldo and Bale: ‘Ed Woodward is more likely to work his way up the list of highly prized and marketable players, get frustrated and end up fixing the return of James Wilson from his loan period and possibly Sadio Mane from Southampton. That worst case scenario would have worked very well. Instead, Woodward did nothing, perhaps knowing that Van Gaal would receive his marching orders in a few months.

8) Summer 2017

On: Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic, Victor Lindelöf, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Out: Adnan Januzaj, Wayne Rooney
After a Jose year in which United won the highs, well, kind of highs, actually more like a diet stunt double, a title charge was expected. Woodward filled Everton’s pockets once more for Lukaku before pulling Matic away from Chelsea, where he probably wouldn’t have played much anyway. The vice president even gave Mourinho a second £ 30 million center-back for the second summer in a row as he re-signed Ibra in another deal after his previous season ended prematurely with a knee injury.

7) Summer 2019

On: Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Daniel James
Out: Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez, Matteo Darmian, Chris Smalling, Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia
Last summer was somewhat productive but still a failure. Woodward eventually faced Maguire and while he has held his own, he was a positive signing in his first season. Although you certainly need to clear your head now. United claimed to have looked at 804 side before signing one that fight past the midway lineWhile Daniel James was a promising player, but now he will not play. But perhaps Woodward and his cronies should have spent less time staring at second-division right-backs in Norway and more on providing Solskjaer with the forward he obviously needed.

6) Summer 2015

In: Anthony Martial, Morgan Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay, Matteo Darmian, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Sergio Romero
Out: Angel Di María, Javier Hernandez, Jonny Evans, Robin van Persie, Nani, Rafael
Woodward wasted little time sending one rugged end before signing another. Midfield Sch was expected to shore up United’s engine room, but they ended up being a bit goofy. Bayern saw Woodward come for Schweinsteiger and at Schneiderlin, United bought a football crab. Woodward was thought to have lost his mind when he struck a deal that could cost Martial up to £ 58 million, although the French forward immediately gave the impression that it would be money well spent. Five years later, we are still not sure.

5) January 2020

In: –
Off: Ashley Young
United signed Bruno Fernandes what should be a successful window. But Fernandes signed half a season too late and even then, Woodward let him go until the end. Although not as late as he tried to address the other major deficiency of the team: the lack of a center forward. After failing to reach a deal to recruit Erling Haaland, United waited until the last seconds of the window to sign Odion Ighalo on loan from Shanghai Shenhua.

Summer 2020 Transfer Window: Losers

4) January 2018

On: Alexis Sanchez
Out: Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Ah, the winter window that seems to have spooked Woodward and you can’t blame him for having ‘Nam-style flashbacks of the moment he agreed to pay Sanchez a bloody fortune before introducing his new attacker performing’ Glory, Glory Man Utd ‘on the piano. Sánchez was a disaster. An absolute fucking disaster.

3) Summer 2020

In: Donny van de Beek, Alex Telles, Edinson Cavani, Amad Diallo, Facundo Pellistri
Out: Chris Smalling, Alexis Sanchez.
Sancho’s summer became another summer of chaos. United couldn’t buy or sell the players it wanted. They offered the illusion of intention to sign Sancho, but were never even remotely close to making an offer worth considering to a club willing to sell to a player wanting to move. Woodward thought it was a bargaining game and Borussia Dortmund would yield to his power; instead, United’s hesitation only increased the resolve of the bewildered Germans. Woodward may feel like he can wait until next summer, but United will have a lot more competition from clubs capable of presenting themselves as better options for the England winger. Which highlights United’s biggest problem: Woodward and his highly distorted view of his and United’s position. A club whose actions reflect the values ​​they are supposed to represent would have addressed the four holes in your squad. Instead, United signed a pair of 18-year-old right wingers and scrambled looking for a temporary alternative to Sancho until late hours, when they rushed to make four signings, including 33-year-old Cavani. Who can be useful to Solskjaer, but it is clear that he was never part of United’s original plan, whatever that is. And that’s the problem: Woodward, Matt Judge and company do this shit as they go along and when anti-aircraft fire flies they report intent on hiring a football director to buy respite until the next window when they make the same mistakes and again.

2) Summer 2018

On: Fred, Diogo Dalot, Lee Grant
Out: Daley Blind, Sam Johnstone, Michael Carrick
Mourinho’s last summer focused more on who Woodward didn’t sign than the players who did. The coach was craving another center-back, his third in three years, but Woodward put his foot down early. informing the press about why he was right to ignore José’s wishes. Harry Maguire was too expensive, apparently Liverpool’s fault, while Boateng was too prone to injury. The eve of the new season was the beginning of the end for Mourinho, who was he is right in more things than he was wrong. Of those Woodward signed, Fred is a £ 52 million flop, while Dalot was missing for months before joining AC Milan.

1) Summer 2013

On: Marouane Fellaini
Out: Paul Scholes (retired)
You always remember your first … Woodward maiden transfer window, and wow! After playing Billy Big Bollocks all summer, making it known that he was returning from United’s preseason tour to run a ‘rush transfer business’, Woodward ended up with just Fellaini through the door, and United paid £ 4. millions more than they would have made a month earlier. David Moyes didn’t help, speaking of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Cesc Fabregas and Toni Kroos during his first months in charge, while Woodward tried to downgrade Everton with a laughable joint bid for Fellaini and Leighton Baines. A shitty show from start to finish and a bitter taste of what was to come.



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