Erik Ten Hag is FURIOUS Man Utd are not spending any money on transfers

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 18 Jun 2023 23:11 BST
• 3 min read

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is reported to be furious at the club’s lack of action on the transfer market so far this summer.

United are yet to sign any players with the club’s owners - the Glazers - unwilling to spend much money given the club is up for sale.

It had been hoped that a takeover would have been completed by now - but talks with interested parties such Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and INEOS owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe have lingered on.

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This has thus affected the transfer market.

Man Utd are set to miss out on top defensive target Kim Min-Jae, as the Napoli defender is in advanced talks with Bayern Munich. Kim had been expected to join Man Utd, but the Red Devils failed to push through to close a deal.

And The Sun reports that the frustration boiled over even further when Ten Hag learned that Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Declan Rice from West Ham for around £100 million.

Ten Hag was thwarted by the Glazers in his attempt to move for Rice and he is angry at the lack of action by United in the transfer market.

This all reinforces the feelings Ten Hag had at the end of last month when he complained about the lack of investment publicly.

What did Ten Hag say last month?

"We showed during the season we made progress, that's a compliment to the players and the coaches, we worked really hard, but we have to make an investment,” Ten Hag said.

"The club knows if you want to play top four, compete for trophies in this tough league then you have to invest otherwise you don't have a chance because other clubs will do."

Ten Hag fears that Man Utd are going to be left behind by their top-four rivals and is demanding the club start moving now.