Man United fans don't have any illusions

The transfer market situation has turned 180 degrees for Man United. That's because they suddenly became the team with the most real money this summer.

Newcomer Benjamin Sesko makes his Man United debut - Photo: Reuters

Red Devils fans may be surprised. But it is their home team, not giants like Man City, Liverpool, Real Madrid, PSG... that is the team that actually spends the most on the current transfer market.

Man United spends the most

It is necessary to distinguish between "spending" and "actual spending". If only considering spending, Liverpool is leading English football, even Europe, in this summer transfer period. Specifically, the "Red Brigade" spent 324 million euros to buy players, significantly higher than the next team Arsenal (224 million euros). But on the other hand, Liverpool also earned nearly 200 million euros from selling. Thus, Liverpool's actual spending is only about 125 million euros.

The "Red Brigade" actually spent less than Arsenal - the team that only earned 8 million euros from player sales. But Man United even sold players worse than Arsenal, when they did not earn any money in the transfer market this summer. And so, the "Red Devils" are the team that actually spent the most in the transfer market this year, with 230 million euros, after buying Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko.

Man United is even considering buying Baleba - who is being asked for hundreds of millions by Brighton Club. If this contract is completed, the amount of money Man United will spend on transfers this summer will not be less than 300 million euros. This figure could surpass the team's old transfer records.

Why did Man United buy so many players? That's obvious. A team with the most tradition in the league just had a very bad season, falling to 15th place, so it needs to buy new players to dream of revival. That's not to mention the needs of coach Ruben Amorim - who uses a different tactic compared to the rest of the league with a 3-4-3 formation.

Coach Amorim has a lot of work to do with Man United - Photo: REUTERS

The "red devils" are cornered

The problem is that Man United are on the brink of financial crisis. This is inevitable when they have lost hundreds of millions of euros in two consecutive years because they did not participate in the Champions League, and at the same time, they have plummeted in the Premier League.

However, with a huge amount of assets, a glorious tradition, and the wallet of Jim Ratcliffe - one of the richest billionaires in England, Man United has not collapsed right now. But the risky transfer policy of the team's leadership this summer has pushed coach Ruben Amorim and his team into a corner.

Man United is forced to liquidate Hojlund, Sancho, Garnacho and Antony - a quartet of players with a total value of nearly 150 million euros in the transfer market. If the above amount is collected, the "red devils" will have had a successful transfer period. Otherwise, Man United will fall into a corner.

That is what Barca faced during the second term of President Joan Laporta. Despite the debt, the Camp Nou team still invested heavily, with a big risk of bankruptcy if they did not reap success. Luckily for Barca, they always had the La Masia training academy to look forward to the appearance of talent. From La Masia, the Camp Nou team got Yamal, Gavi, Cubarsi, Balde... and they revived.

But for Man United, who has their Carrington training ground produced that can compare to Yamal in the past decade? Rashford is the most notable case. But he was mercilessly pushed out by the team. And Kobbie Mainoo is slowing down after a year of explosion.

Coach Amorim has had almost all of his transfer requests met. And if he fails, this could be the last summer Man United have the money to spend heavily.

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HUY DANG

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