Man United boss responds to protests on slow transfer business, aims a sly dig at Ed Woodward
Man United boss responds to protests on slow transfer business this summer window.
In what has been a slow start to the transfer season for the Premier League giants, the Red Devils have yet to make their first signing of the summer.
However, Man United CEO Richard Arnold has told protestors that the club is ‘doing everything possible to get Frenkie de Jong transfer deal done
CEO Arnold had a stunning encounter with anti-Glazer protestors in a Cheshire bar over the weekend, just as the group was heading to his home.
Angry fans had gathered in a boozer and planning a protest outside Arnold’s house over a lack of new signings so far this summer.
Arnold got wind of the meeting and headed to the Boot Inn pub in Willington, Cheshire, to buy drinks for fans in an attempt to placate them.
Speaking on a video posted to social media, he can be heard saying: “As a club we’re doing everything possible to get the deal done.
“I’ve been up for days trying to get it done, the money is there but there’s things standing in our way which I can’t say.”
He also spoke out about Man United’s predicament, telling supporters that the club had squandered £1 billion and that they would be unable to rebuild their stadium or training facility without additional investment.
Man United boss responds about club’s predicament
In a brutal assessment of the state of the club, he said: “We’ve f***ing burned through cash. We spent a billion pounds on players, we spent more than anyone in Europe.
“I am not thrilled with where we are, it doesn’t sit easy and we’ve got to get this sorted. You can’t go to our training ground and go ‘show me where that billion pounds is here’.
“I don’t think we’ve done well with the money we’ve spent historically.
“We’ve blown through an enormous amount of money. Last year was a f***ing nightmare. I was hating every minute of it.”
And in a direct dig at Woodward, he added: “Do you want me buying the players? Doesn’t that ring a bell?
“For the future, for investing in a new stadium and that sort of stuff, for a £250m training ground, we’ve got to do something, we’ve got to get investors in.
“I need that to do what I want for the club — I’ve got to have more cash than I have now.”
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