Manchester United have been advised to sanction a minimum six transfers during the summer window to give Erik ten Hag any chance to compete. Ten Hag is ready to step into the Old Trafford dugout after steering his now former club Ajax to a third Eredivisie title success in four seasons.
Ten Hag, 52, will not touch down in Manchester this week, but has started to put his plans in place. Included on his to-do list is sparking up another recruitment drive as the Premier League giants prepare to rebuild with high-profile incomings and a released list which could break into double figures.
Writing in his latest Talk of the Devils column, former United player Gordon Hill said: "At the very start of this season and it seems a long time ago, there was a lot of optimism about what might be needed to move from second place. Now it's more clear that it's not about fine-tuning.
