United forklarer transferaktivitet

Manchester United har været under stor kritik for ikke at handle nok i sommerens transfervindue. Nu har klubben givet svar til de mange fortvivlede fans.

Flere United-fans har vist stor utilfredshed ved Uniteds ageren over sommeren. Hvorfor hentede de først Fellaini på sidstedagen, når de kunne have fået ham billigere i starten af transfervinduet? Og hvorfor lykkedes det ikke at hente hverken Fabregas, Thiago eller Herrera?

Flere supportere har skrevet til administrerende direktør Ed Woodward for at få svar, og nu er klubben kommet med svaret. Brevet er underskrevet af kommunikationschef Phil Townsend.

Brevet fortæller blandt andet, at United havde to hovedprioriteringer: At beholde Wayne Rooney og hente en midtbanespiller. Læs hele brevet på engelsk her:

The club had two main priorities for the transfer window. The first was to keep Wayne Rooney. He is a world-class player and the manager is very keen to have Wayne as a key part of the club’s drive to retain the Premier League trophy. That aim was fulfilled.

The second priority was to add a midfield player, and the capture of Fellaini has met that need.

Add to that the fact that Wilfried Zaha is a new signing and that the manager has added the highly-rated young player Adnan Janazaj to the squad and the team does in fact have a different feel to it than the one that finished last season.

The club has invested over £40m acquiring new players this summer, as well as re-signing Nani on a long term deal – more than it has traditionally spent on transfers.

Additional resources were there to add to that but it was not possible to agree with other clubs for the right players to leave. The key point there is that the players we buy have to be the right ones for Manchester United; not just any player.

The club has always backed the manager in the transfer market, as Sir Alex has said on many occasions and it will continue to do so. The club has demonstrated its belief in, and commitment to, David Moyes through the award of a six year contract.

Allowing him to shape the future Manchester United team is a long term project not an eight-week panic. He must be given time to assess his new squad and come to his own decisions on which players he feels will strengthen it.