Man Utd: Lineker believes Ten Hag ‘very difficult to buy for’ with
Gary Lineker believes Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is difficult to buy for in the transfer market as “he plays a different system all the time”.
Ten Hag has spent over £600million on new players since joining Man Utd in the summer of 2022.
The Dutchman’s record signing is Antony from his former club Ajax, spending around £80m on the Brazilian winger, who has been a colossal disappointment at Old Trafford.
His transfer philosophy leans towards signing players with Eredivisie experience and it’s even better if he has managed them at some point.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival as owner earlier this year hinted at a change in transfer philosophy but Ten Hag still got his paws on two of his former Ajax players in Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt.
The reason for the inconsistency is that the Man Utd bosses are not buying players for a specific style of play on the pitch, as Ten Hag “plays a different system all the time”.
This is according to former England striker Lineker, who has no clue what “Ten Hag’s type of player” is and might have a very good point.
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