Erik ten Hag reveals FFP prevented Man Utd from signing his January transfer target | NHT8V51 | 2024-02-26 16:08:01
Erik ten Hag has revealed that Manchester United have been prevented from signing a striker in the January switch window as a result of Financial Truthful Play laws.
United have been closely reliant on Rasmus Hojlund this season but their £72 million summer signing from Atalanta is now set to be sidelined for at least two weeks due to a muscle injury.
With Anthony Martial also injured, Ten Hag is expected to give 19-year-old academy forward Omari Forson his first Premier League start for their clash at house to Fulham on Saturday.
Ten Hag says he was pushing for United to add a brand new striker to his squad in January but claims monetary restrictions dominated out the potential for a deal.
'To start with, striker choices are probably the most troublesome to fill, particularly at our degree,' Ten Hag stated.
'We had two strikers. I get it about Anthony Martial, but he has finished for us final season great issues.
'So he's also on a excessive cost, on this membership. So if you convey one other one in, you strike him out. So there are all arguments not to do it. Then we've got Marcus Rashford, who may also play excellent in the entrance place. So we have now truly three strikers in our squad.
'Then once I obtained the news about Anthony Martial firstly of January, I actually tried to get another striker in. However as a result of we're weak there, FFP was the factor, we couldn't do it.
'We labored out different options tips on how to fill this in and methods to deal within the second Rasmus Hojlund wouldn't be out there. We've got choices in our squad.'
Ten Hag also defended the choice to maintain Martial last summer time, regardless of doubts over his fitness.
'Yeah, however I see the performances from final yr. We performed final yr our greatest soccer with Anthony Martial as a striker,' Ten Hag stated.
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When it was prompt that Martial made lower than 30 appearances across all competitions last season, Ten Hag replied: 'I feel you possibly can't ignore the details and, I knew that as properly.
'But you do all the things to get him fit, to keep him fit. When we now have given him the alternatives he contributes. For example, he performed a superb recreation towards Everton.
However yeah it's too much less good performances to contribute to our squad. And, we should always have anticipated more. That's the fact.
'But to usher in one other striker, meaning you rule him totally out in the begin of the season. So I don't assume that's the suitable choice.'
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