While figures at Manchester United insist the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules limit their spending power in the transfer market, external sources maintain the biggest obstacle to Erik ten Hag sufficiently strengthening his squad remains the club's owners.
As mindful as United have to be of financial fair play, multiple sources are adamant they would have more to spend if the Glazer family topped up the club's cash flows, so low it made the announcement of the strategic review in November inevitable.
The Glazers have never invested a single penny into United since they completed their takeover in May 2005.
