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EX DETABLE Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was struggling hard to be in defensive mode with the media as he defended himself against questions about lack of signings.
While all their rivals have spent a lot and improved their squads for the season to come, Manchester United have only bought Donny van de Beek.
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Without a doubt a great player, but that is only one and Solskjaer knows that he needs more with the demands of the Champions that are coming.
He said it in the wake of the club’s defeat against Sevilla in the Europa League when last season came to an end but things have not materialized.
He has revealed that the club was aware of his plans and needs, but stopped short of saying that he had not fulfilled them.
Solskjaer said: “The transfer window is still open for a while and the club has been working and knows my point of view and we are here to strengthen ourselves in the long term as well.”
However, in mid-August, he urged the club to recruit new players, saying: “We need to strengthen the depth of the squad because it is going to be a long season.
“The league starts very fast but then the market is open for so long. So we have to be good, smart and smart. “
However, it doesn’t seem like they were anything of the sort.
In April, Solskjaer had been very optimistic about what United could accomplish in this window, particularly given the financial recession caused by the coronavirus.
This is what he said in April: “There may be a situation where you can explode and I know that at Manchester United we are one of the largest and most economically well-off.”
That statement was presented to him before this weekend’s game against the Spurs.
Solskjaer said: “I think my phraseology in lockdown ‘exploit’ was a bad word for me, I did not mean in that sense, I meant that the clubs have to move because of the situation and it could be a situation for us, for the moment we have not had the, what is the word, there have not been those situations.
“We have lost a lot of money like the other clubs have done.”
However, while United have spent just £ 40 million, neighboring City have spent £ 141 million, Chelsea £ 200 million, Liverpool £ 78 million and even Aston Villa and Leeds have spent more than £ 70 million.
Meanwhile, United have had an unsuccessful search for Jadon Sancho, who seems to have finally hit the bumps.
They continue to argue over a £ 6 million difference for Porto side Alex Telles with the club wanting £ 18 million and United are offering just £ 12 million for a player who has only one year left of his contract to run.
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It’s also good for United’s board of directors that they have someone as diplomatic in charge as Solskjaer, who did a good job of turning down questions about the club’s transfer activity.
He said: “All my focus is on Sunday’s game, the club is always working hard to have a team as strong as possible and if something happens inside or outside, you will know.”
The United manager also wanted to emphasize the strength of the team he already has, which finished third last season and reached three cup semi-finals.
He said: “I keep reading about players who should be playing instead of those who are playing because that tells me I have a strong team. We need to get in shape and stay injury free, but now there is more competition for venues.
“But we need results that affect the mood of the players, the staff, the club, everyone else is also short-term moods.”
If they don’t get one on Sunday, 24 hours before the transfer deadline, that mood among fans will be really bleak.
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