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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

‘With no strategy, money doesn’t work’: Ten Hag issues United transfer warning

The Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, looks on during a first team training session at Carrington on May 23.
Erik ten Hag said Manchester United ‘want to compete with the best’ and ‘have to be in the Champions League’ to do so. Photograph: Ash Donelon/Manchester United/Getty Images

Erik ten Hag has warned that any extra financial muscle Manchester United have after a potential takeover must be accompanied by the right transfer strategy, as Chelsea’s disappointing season following their takeover shows.

United are currently the subject of bids from Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, a Qatari banker, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Ineos owner.

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