Man Utd transfer structure will face the ultimate test in January (MEN)
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If Manchester United really wanted to appoint a director of football then they would surely have done it by now.
The first stories about a plan to appoint a footballing figurehead emerged in August 2018. Since then there has been plenty of talk, numerous names linked, theories espoused on what the role would entail, but no actual appointment.
The trail has blown hot and cold at times but it doesn't seem like anybody will be filling that role anytime soon. This week Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expressed his satisfaction with the way the recruitment is working, which suggests any new appointment wouldn't be heavily involved in the construction of a squad at Old Trafford.
"We started out with a plan and a recruitment plan is in place. I am 100 per cent sure from my time here that the structure is right because it is always the manager who has the final say," Solskjaer told Sky Sports .
"Myself and Mick [Phelan] are the ones who make the decisions on the players that we want to have. It's then up to the scouts and whether the players are available before the negotiations."
Solskjaer and Ed Woodward have both trumpeted United's summer business recently and in terms of signing the right players it was a success, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Daniel James and Harry Maguire all contributing to the cause. The issue is with the number of signings. United's squad is short of numbers.
The strategy in the summer was to focus on getting on each deal over the line in order, which is why United ran out of time to sign a forward to replace Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez . That decision has been made to look even worse by the injuries that have ravaged the United squad.
Solskjaer is in need of a forward and a midfielder, at least, to add strength in depth to his squad. In his interview with Sky Sports he said he was looking at "one or two new signings" in January.
Those 31 days will be the litmus test of whether the structure that Solskjaer has total faith in really is correct. United got three deals done in the best part of three months in the summer. They will have to act quicker in January.
It's a notoriously difficult window to do business in, which won't help United. Selling clubs won't part with their best players if they still have ambitions to shoot for in the second half of the season, which might be why Solskjaer is targeting some experienced heads to add to the youthful squad he has begun to build.
The next two-and-a-half months will have a bearing on United's business, too, but it's difficult to see how can they go through January without at least a couple of signings.
They will have to achieve that in a limited window, with selling clubs reluctant to do business, while managing a busy schedule of games as well.
Solskjaer seems to be happy with the way United's recruitment works. They have to get things right in January or it may be back to the drawing board ahead of the summer.
If Manchester United really wanted to appoint a director of football then they would surely have done it by now.
The first stories about a plan to appoint a footballing figurehead emerged in August 2018. Since then there has been plenty of talk, numerous names linked, theories espoused on what the role would entail, but no actual appointment.
The trail has blown hot and cold at times but it doesn't seem like anybody will be filling that role anytime soon. This week Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expressed his satisfaction with the way the recruitment is working, which suggests any new appointment wouldn't be heavily involved in the construction of a squad at Old Trafford.
"We started out with a plan and a recruitment plan is in place. I am 100 per cent sure from my time here that the structure is right because it is always the manager who has the final say," Solskjaer told Sky Sports .
"Myself and Mick [Phelan] are the ones who make the decisions on the players that we want to have. It's then up to the scouts and whether the players are available before the negotiations."
Solskjaer and Ed Woodward have both trumpeted United's summer business recently and in terms of signing the right players it was a success, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Daniel James and Harry Maguire all contributing to the cause. The issue is with the number of signings. United's squad is short of numbers.
The strategy in the summer was to focus on getting on each deal over the line in order, which is why United ran out of time to sign a forward to replace Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez . That decision has been made to look even worse by the injuries that have ravaged the United squad.
Solskjaer is in need of a forward and a midfielder, at least, to add strength in depth to his squad. In his interview with Sky Sports he said he was looking at "one or two new signings" in January.
Those 31 days will be the litmus test of whether the structure that Solskjaer has total faith in really is correct. United got three deals done in the best part of three months in the summer. They will have to act quicker in January.
It's a notoriously difficult window to do business in, which won't help United. Selling clubs won't part with their best players if they still have ambitions to shoot for in the second half of the season, which might be why Solskjaer is targeting some experienced heads to add to the youthful squad he has begun to build.
The next two-and-a-half months will have a bearing on United's business, too, but it's difficult to see how can they go through January without at least a couple of signings.
They will have to achieve that in a limited window, with selling clubs reluctant to do business, while managing a busy schedule of games as well.
Solskjaer seems to be happy with the way United's recruitment works. They have to get things right in January or it may be back to the drawing board ahead of the summer.
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