Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has warned the club against making big-money signings in the ongoing summer transfer window.
Saha feels United need to rate players based on how aligned they are to the club's philosophies instead of simply cherry-picking the biggest names in the market. Speaking on Sky Sports (reported via Express), the Frenchman said:
"Man United have to make the right choices and sign the right players for the club. It's very important not to panic buy, those in charge of signings need to make sure the philosophies at the club are right and that the players coming through the door are buying into the project."
He added that big-money signings can sometimes disrupt the harmony in a squad and that United will have to learn how to make the right signings:
"It doesn't matter how much you're spending, it's about quality. You don't need to spend £100million on a player who is going to disrupt your club. They don’t need to worry about being left behind by their rivals."
Saha, who spent four years at Manchester United and won as many titles, concluded:
"Obviously the big teams are going to attract big names, but every team has problems that they have to deal with and United shouldn't be pushing the panic button."
Manchester United's big money signings after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester United have made some major big-money moves in the market in the post-Ferguson era. The signing of Paul Pogba from Juventus for a club-record £89 million in 2016 particularly stands out.
The Frenchman spent six years in Manchester but failed to make a marked impact at the club and will leave the club this summer on a free transfer.
Other names include Angel di Maria (£59.7m from Real Madrid), Harry Maguire (£80m from Leicester City) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£50m from Crystal Palace). Di Maria failed to make an impact and left the club soon after for Paris Saint-Germain. Maguire and Wan-Bissaka, on the other hand, are still on United's wagebill, but have flattered to deceive.
Going forward, the club needs to be extremely cautious of the players they sign, especially those who arrive at Old Trafford on big-money transfers. There is no harm in spending the big bucks on a player, but the profiling has to be better from Manchester United's end than it has been of late.
The signing of Bruno Fernandes, who has been a hit at Old Trafford, is one such example they can draw upon.
wekaeluy
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Nice one saha, you speak nothing but the truth
YaroFundz
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Thank you legend Saha, you pure out my mind
Fomacdkz
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Saha is right. He knows. He worked with Sir Alex before. Most importantly, sign players that will fight for the club. Players that will put themselves in front just to prevent a goal. I miss those days. Make Old Trafford a fortress again. No team can win there. Get the basic right first.
cusblnorz
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yes is very possible that Neves can come to Man u and be a better player than D jong.....
natacdlmuz
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Saha you say nothing but the truth
gborne
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at least someone whispered right sense
Ineznik
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good talk
Fancemns
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Thank you Saha...you said my mind. We shouldn't just buy for buying sake, we should only buy if the player fits into the coach style of play and is better or at par with the players in that position..... otherwise let's just call the players on loan and promote the good academy players
Ponbckop
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The problem is just that manutd scout and hierarchy are just too lazy to find player apart from eng.Spain so on. They are good players from South America and are very cheap
danny7_ida
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true
yitakptyz
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seriously we need him
Babarahaman
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do Manchester united have a phylosophy
kezbkstuy
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well said Saha the problem with man u is that they want English players who are useless and just ovarated and expensive for nothing,go to Brazil they are good and talented players who are cheap than these English players
malone95
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YES do not spend £100mil on a single players...get 2 players at least
Ivancarlos22
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Yes good talk
Taza
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Well said Saha👏👏👏wise words.
Vatdkmnryz
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does neves has dejong quality
Yizbmopsuy
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true talk legend saha
Ronakloptu
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pls Man utd go to transfer windows and look midfield that works hard control The ball pass the ball aqeurent pls
dominant-S
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de jong doesn't seem he want to play for us, if we force his signing and he flops, we'll have ourselves to blame.
zebaelmy
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Crucial to sign a team player and the important statistics to look out for is the numbers of assists. This alone provides the fact that he is a team player!
soldierzway
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Ten Haag is already making a bad decision by going all out for De Jong. There are cheaper alternatives like Neves who already play in the Premier League.
Soaaelmps
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Correct ,players like De Jong thinks Manchester United can't perform without singing him I don't even like him ,there alot of good players out there who can do well under Eric Tan but big names will nt all it happen.
NJ1011
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I THINK THEY SHOULD BUT A MIDFIELD WHO CAN SUPPORT BRUNO AND BE CREATIVE AS WELL AND A MID WHO CAN HOLD THE BALL 🔥🔥
NJ1011
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I THNIK MAN UTD BOARD IS DUMB BUT TEN HAD IS A GREAT COACH AND I THINK HE WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION AND BUY PLAYERS THAT SUITS MAN UTD Type
Mattsnahole
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I support this