Manchester United are set to enter the January window with practically no budget, as only sales could let Ruben Amorim spend.
According to the Manchester Evening News, Ruben Amorim could be heading towards a frustrating January window as there’s no money on hand to spend. Manchester United are short on funds at the moment, as only fresh sales could improve their spending power for the winter market.
Manchester United continued their struggles on the pitch, as Ruben Amorim has yet to get the grips of this squad. In the 11 games played so far, only four have resulted in wins across all competitions, which has the fans worried about their immediate future in the league and Europe.
One of the problems has been the style of play under Amorim, who prefers a specific system which the current crop of players are clearly not used to. However, eleven games is still a lot of time to show minor improvements as the club continues to register defeats, as Monday’s result was their third successive loss at Old Trafford.
Looking ahead towards the January window, there’s an expectation from fans that Amorim will be allowed to spend decent money and bring in fresh faces that suit his style. In what may seem like a big blow to those plans, Manchester United effectively have no funds to spend in the winter market as the club is on the edge of PSR and will be unable to make moves.
There are a few key positions that Amorim wants to spend, including bringing players in those wing-back slots as well as a striker. There are links to Viktor Gyokeres, Amorim’s former striker at Sporting CP, although they may not have the budgets to make the transfer happen unless there are considerable sales.
Manchester United need fresh sales to fund the January window
Amorim already wants Antonee Robinson from Fulham, but again, the Cottagers are not about to let him leave on the cheap, and the same goes for Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez. The report states that should Manchester United manage to make considerable sales, Amorim could be allowed to use the proceeds to bring recruits.
The likes of Marcus Rashford are linked with an exit, but his wages could prove problematic for suitors to consider moves. While the idea of making sales and then using the money for new transfers would sound sensible, there are plenty of challenges in doing that, as Amorim could be in for a frustrating winter window ahead.
