The former Manchester United player expressed sharp criticism of the club’s transfer policy. The huge sums that the “Red Devils” have invested in players over the past decade have brought only one successful result, according to Gary Neville.
The club from Old Trafford has not been very stable in recent years and has already changed seven coaches since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, the latest being Rúben Amorim. In addition, constant changes in this position also bring a lot of transfers, which means increased expenses for the club.
Ruben Amorim will be the new football coach of Manchester United. The appointment of the Portuguese coach was confirmed by the English club on Friday, he will take up the position on November 11 after settling his obligations at Sporting Lisbon.
For example, Paul Pogba, Antony, Harry Maguire or Jadon Sancho joined Manchester United for huge sums. However, Gary Neville sees these moves as wrong as most of the transfers have failed. The legend of the club therefore encourages Rúben Amorim to make the best use of the players he already has.
“He has to get the best out of the players. At the same time, the players have to take responsibility for what happened in the last ten years,” said the former English representative to Sky Sport television.
“When the players have arrived at Manchester United, they’ve deteriorated…why is that?”
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“The club signed a number of players who were also interested in other clubs. However, when they arrived at Manchester United, their performance took a turn for the worse. Why is that so? It could be the coach, it could be the players, it could be the environment that is too big for them. Whatever it is, it has to change, because if Amorim doesn’t change, he’s going to go down like everyone else.” added Gary Neville.
The former defender is convinced that Manchester United’s only successful transfer in the last decade was Bruno Fernandes, who joined the team in 2020 from Sporting.
“Coaches were coming here who were proven and successful, as well as players with great potential who were expected to be good additions to the club. The only one worth mentioning who has achieved more than I thought is Bruno Fernandes. I can’t think of another player.
Over the past ten years, the club has spent up to £1.8 billion on transfers. That’s one of the things that has to change,” said the 49-year-old Englishman, who spent his entire career at Manchester United.
