The 2023 summer transfer window will start on Saturday 10 June and will end on Friday 1 September; Erik ten Hag is in the dark over Manchester United’s summer spending power as the takeover saga rumbles on
Monday 8 May 2023 12:22, UK
With the 2023 summer transfer window set to open, we round up the latest news, potential deals, and some of the players linked with moves in and out of Man Utd...
Erik ten Hag is in the dark over Manchester United's summer spending power as the takeover saga rumbles on.
The Old Trafford giants announced in November that the board was exploring strategic alternatives to enhance the club's growth, with a full sale one option being considered.
Friday was the third, and what is expected to be final, deadline for parties to make offers to buy the club, with Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe both submitting bids.
Now the Glazer family must decide how they want to proceed - a process that threatens to damage the progress made during Ten Hag's first season in charge.
United are on course for a top-four finish and have the chance to add the FA Cup to the Carabao Cup, but the financial backing for improvements is unclear even to the manager.
Asked if he has been told he has the funds to do what he wants to this summer irrespective of how the takeover process pans out, Ten Hag said: "No, I don't have. I don't have influence on that, I don't have… also I don't know.
"The only thing what I know is that Man United is one of the biggest clubs and I think it's among maybe (the) two biggest clubs in the world from a fanbase perspective.
"So, I think this club has to compete for the highest in the world, so Champions League, Premier League.
"But in football you need funds to construct squads because in the end of the day the level from your players makes if you are successful or not."
In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Ten Hag outlined the type of striker he wants to bring to Manchester United this summer.
"Everyone is different, obviously, but for a striker the main thing is to score goals by any method, that is so far ahead of anything else," he said.
"We need a striker who scores goals because we have ability in the team to put balls in the box, so we need a striker to finish.
"We have to build a new future and we need a striker who not only scores goals but contributes by linking up play very well and pressing, which is very important."
Harry Kane - Manchester United are preparing a summer bid for Tottenham's £100m-rated striker (Daily Telegraph, May 5); Kane is open to running down his contract at Tottenham (Daily Telegraph, April 29)
Kim Min-Jae - Manchester United are keen on signing the Napoli and South Korea defender (SportWitness, May 8)
Lautaro Martinez - Manchester United are willing to offer a player-plus-cash deal to sign the Argentine striker from Inter Milan (Calciomercato, May 5)
Neymar - Manchester United could make a blockbuster move for the Paris Saint-Germain forward if Sheikh Jassim's takeover of the club is successful (The Sun, April 29)
Harry Maguire - Manchester United captain Maguire could be forced to leave Old Trafford to save his international career (Daily Mail, April 30)
Marcus Rashford, David De Gea and Diogo Dalot - Manchester United are in negotiations with the trio over new contracts (Manchester Evening News, May 3)
Confirmed signings will appear here.
Confirmed departures will appear here.
