GARY NEVILLE has revealed the six targets Manchester United should be trying to sign this summer.
The Red Devils are expected to undergo a major squad overhaul this summer under co-owners, Ineos, after the club suffered its worst-ever Premier League season.
GettyGary Neville has told Man Utd to sign at least six players this summer[/caption]
GettyRuben Amorim’s squad is set to undergo a massive overhaul this weekend[/caption]
PASir Jim Ratcliffe has been warned Man Utd need a busy window to get their rebuild underway[/caption]
Wolves ace Matheus Cunha is expected to be the first signing they make this window following reports Man Utd will trigger his £62.5million release clause when the season ends.
However, Old Trafford legend Neville has told the club they need to sign at least six players to properly kickstart the rebuild under Ruben Amorim.
Speaking to The Athletic, the 50-year-old said: “What they need to do now is to create some stability.
“There has been a lot of instability off the pitch in respect of the non-playing staff and there has been a lot of instability on the pitch with the changes of manager and changes to the squad.
“That has got to stop at some point and they’ve got to embed in Ruben’s team, let them develop. I think this time next year we’ll know a lot more, when we see whether Ruben can build a successful team.
“Christmas next year we’ll know a lot more, because I think Ruben needs to get that second transfer window. He needs a proper pre-season with the team to embed this system and this style of play.
“We’ll know a lot more in October, November, December when I’m sure they’ll be winning more matches than they are now.
“It needs a big overhaul in the summer. Five or six players minimum to be able to change the direction of how he wants to play.
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“There’s at least two forwards, a central midfield player, definitely two wing backs and another centre-back. They need six players minimum.
“Ruben has been very good at identifying the players he wants out of the club; that’s really clear to everybody. The club’s job now is to get them out and get replacements in that he likes and wants in his team.”
Man Utd have won just six of the 26 league games Amorim has taken charge of, while they are yet to lose in ten matches playing in the Europa League.
That run earned them a spot in Wednesday’s final in Bilbao.
However, the game will be played against English opponent, Tottenham, who have beaten Man Utd three times already this season – twice in the league and once in the Carabao Cup.
Neville admits that game is not doing nice things to his stomach when thinking about its importance to both clubs, with Man Utd and Spurs sitting 16th and 17th in the Prem respectively.
The eight-time PL winner added: “That game is making my stomach churn with its level of importance, to both clubs.
“Not just from a silverware perspective, not just from a manager’s perspective, but also from a finance perspective; what it gives both clubs in terms of attracting players and the money that it will put into the clubs.
“It’s making me a little bit sick.”
Like Neville, fellow Class of 92′ graduate David Beckham believes Amorim needs backing, rather than sacking, during the summer window.
He told to The Athletic: “Ruben needs to be backed as a manager to bring in his team and his philosophy; he’s trying that already but I think once he brings his team in and his players, then you’ll see something different.
“I’d like to think you wouldn’t have to sell your captain (Bruno Fernandes). He has been exceptional. We’ve all been critical at times of some United players — but when we needed someone to step up, he has done it.
“I also hate (the idea of) any young player who has grown up at United leaving the club. We shouldn’t be selling players purely for financial reasons.
“It should be what they are doing on the field and if they’re not performing, there’s always a chance — we all knew that, I knew that.
“If I wasn’t performing on the pitch, it didn’t matter what I’d done in the past or what I was going to do in the future; there was a good chance that I was either going to get left on the bench, or I was going to get sold.
“I’d like to think that Manchester United don’t sell players that have grown up at the club, understand and love the club. I don’t want to see players leave Manchester United if they care about United like I do…
“A lot of managers have come in and said that but I think you just have to look back at one of the greatest managers to ever lead Manchester United and one of the greatest managers in football.
“The manager (Ferguson) always knew when to change and when to adapt. He always knew he had another option to change the system, to change the players, to bring in new talent. He was the best at it.
“So if he can do it, then at some point I’m sure if Ruben sees there’s an opportunity to change the system or change the way he plays, maybe he will have to do it.
“But I like the fact that he is like: ‘No, I’m going to stick with my system’. And that’s what I respect about him.”
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