Manchester United have to consider different transfer plans before the window opens on Monday, and their fate in the Champions League will be decided on the last day.
If United can secure a draw at Leicester City on Sunday, they will return to the Champions League, which could mean an extra £ 70 million in revenue for next season.
But a second successive season outside Europe’s elite could force the club to change its plans, as the summer is already full of difficulties when planning the start of the 2020/21 season.
The transfer window opens less than 24 hours after the final game of the Premier League season and will remain open until October 5, but although United has been busy planning recruitment for the summer, much may depend on the outcome of the match at the King Stadium of Power.
“The transfer market, who knows what that will be like, but we have to plan about it, we have a couple of scenarios,” Solskjaer said.
The transfer window is just one hurdle United must face this summer ahead of the 2020/21 season. Summer was always likely to condense after the three-month hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, and United still doesn’t know when its season will end.
While the transfer window opens on Monday, United will still be preparing for the resumption of the Europa League, with the second leg against LASK Linz at Old Trafford on Wednesday August 5.
If the Solskjaer team reaches the final, their season will not end until August 21, just three weeks before the new season begins on September 12.
All of that adds up to a logistical headache for Solskjaer when it comes to preseason plans.
“It is difficult to plan, when you finish the season with a European tournament that you really do not know how long it will last, we do not know if we will play our last match on the 5th, 10th, 16th or 17th or 21st, so plan the preseason and the next season and preparation is a new experience for everyone. We have to be quick when we finish the last game, “he said.
“It is how it is going to change mentally when the season ends, when we know where we have finished and what will happen next season. It is going to run into one more or less and it is going to be non-stop, it is going to go mid-week, end week, mid-week, weekend, which is also a challenge. It’s great to have things to think about. “
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