It’s going to be fascinating to see simply how a lot clout Erik ten Hag goes to have behind the scenes at Man United this summer season, however the squad wants a radical overhaul.
Years of poor choices and giving new contracts to gamers who had been mediocre at finest imply it may nonetheless take a couple of years to type this mess out, and a ruthless strategy goes to be wanted.
The Mail have reported that Brandon Williams impressed at Norwich final season regardless of being relegated, however it seems he didn’t do sufficient to impress the Dutch coach as his departure has now been sanctioned.
At this stage, he would in all probability be the third selection for each full-back spots so it does make sense, however you continue to get the impression that earlier regimes might have saved him round simply in case.
He’s not going to command an enormous payment and £10m is touted because the magic quantity to let him go, however that is the type of transfer that the membership wants to start out making – get what they will for gamers who’re by no means going to be adequate and reinvest that within the squad.
Having a leaner squad filled with high quality makes much more sense than hoarding common gamers, and it simply stays to be seen if Williams can entice any gives.