Former Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has spoken on Manchester United’s difficulties in the transfer market this summer, claiming that new Chief Exec Ed Woodward’s inexperience has been the root of the problems.
With 10 days left until the window closes Manchester United have only brought in right back Guillermo Varela from Penarol, and have seen a number of approaches for players publicly fall flat.
The latest attempt was a double swoop for Everton’s Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini that Everton claimed was derisory and Phelan believes that the bid, for a combined total of £28m, was ‘cheeky’ and never going to get off the ground.
Speaking to BBC Manchester Phelan said:
“I think that [Fellaini-Baines] was a cheeky bid. It was never going to get off the ground. What they have done is opened the line into Everton. Ed Woodward has previously been on the commercial side and concentrating on bringing money into the club rather than spending it. It is a totally different outlook. He will learn that.
“He may be frightened by a few prices but he will have to pick that up, because you are dealing with high-quality football players. He and the club have gone on record to say that money is available. That’s great, but then every price goes up a peg or two as well.”
Ed pls buy fellaini n baines 4me abeg!
all i want is a new players, either woodward or no wood ward, i want new signings before the window is shut!
Nawa 4 u dis edward why are u behaving as if manu are stingy or the dn’t av d money
I need new players like fellani and modric forget about bains evra is there fabio nd butner
Pls buy felani and bains that will make man u strong again
man u shld try to sign gud midfd if nt man u wil nt take spoon apart 4orm community shield moyes is nt experience coach and ed woodward
is till not late, management can still do something, by signing some high top two
or three midfinder befor the trasfer window close
When Thiago signed for bayern munich that’s when I realized tha Ed was not serious come to think it only took Pep a day to to sign Thiago,honestly Ed u don’t know wat u doing.you just jumping from club to club (crazy kangaroo).Not forgetting you Moyes u not serious man,when Sir signed RVP he was there personal,when Pep signed Thiago he flew to Spain,take a look at especial one he snapped Willian right under Spurs noise might be unfair (life ain’t fokes)BETTER STEP UP or STEP DOWN Moyes….United forever
Yeah lack of signings is a major setback for david moyes n increase his chances of being suck
Man utd should plan of sucking david moyes n woodwark cause they lack the ability to manage this job wit moyes star players will continue to reject man u better mancini he can attract big names we seen that wit aguero,silva and yaya toure
why should we buy Baines?, Evra is good, Buttner is coming up and Fabio is as well there, Man u must get Fellani and Modric so that we stand OK to retain the title.