Ten hag wants to buy more strikers
"It is very important to recruit more strikers, if Man Utd wants to succeed," Ten HAG said in a press conference on July 22 before the friendly match against Aston Villa. "The next season is really long with a dense density. We want to have more options in the attack, and have time to recruit more rookies."
Last season, Cristiano Ronaldo was Man Utd's number one striker, with 24 goals in all competitions. But this summer, he is trying to come out. The 37 -year -old striker is the reason for his family to be absent during the club's tour to Asia and Australia.
According to British media, even when Ronaldo stays, Ten HAG wants to strengthen the attack to have more options and rotate in the season interrupted by the World Cup. Man Utd was negotiated with Junior Pedroso, Antony's representative, at Manchester on July 21. But the deal is deadlocked by Ajax, which requires a transfer fee of more than $ 80 million.
When asked about Ronaldo, Ten Hag admitted that everything was not progressing compared to the previous week. The Dutch coach will find a way to assemble the squad after Ronaldo returns, and want to focus on building a play based on the available people. Currently, he tested the attack with the quartet of Anthony Martial, Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford in recent friendly matches and recorded positive results. "You can see them very well connected to each other," Ten Hag added. "Man Utd has many dangerous attacking players and we need to improve it every day."
After taking over the chair from the temporary coach Ralf Rangnick, Ten HAG prioritized the defense. Since the beginning of the summer, Old Trafford owner has recruited two defenders, Lisandro Martinez from Ajax for a total fee of 55 million USD and Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord for $ 17.5 million. At the upper level, Man Utd has just signed a contract with Christian Eriksen on the form of free transfer. They also reached an agreement of $ 85 million with Barca, but could not convince Frenchie de Jong to Old Trafford.
Man Utd showed signs of prosperity when they won Liverpool 4-0, Melbourne Victory 4-1 and Crystal Palace 3-1. The Dutch coach was satisfied with the performance of the whole team, and especially praised Fred's contributions - the tire midfielder in the match against Liverpool in Bangkok. "Fred is currently the player who connects the game, has to defend, has to attack and bring positive energy. I am satisfied with the improvement of Fred, and think he can even kick better." , 52 -year -old coach said.
Ten HAG shows strict after taking over the chair of the temporary coach Ralk Rangnick. In an open training session in Australia earlier this week, the Dutch coach scolded 19 -year -old midfielder Zidane IQbal: "Hey Zidane, trying to keep the ball on the ground. Earlier, in the victory of Crystal Palace, when David De Gea passed a long line instead of passing short to his teammates, Ten HAG also shouted at the Spanish goalkeeper "What the hell are you doing?".
16h45 today (17h45 Hanoi time), Man Utd will play the fourth friendly match against Aston Villa.
