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Manchester United’s new head coach Ruben Amorim is the latest man tasked with changing the club’s fortunes after more than a decade without a Premier League title.
The Old Trafford side have wasted a monumental amount of money and time on players that have failed to make the grade at the Theatre of Dreams despite arriving with huge reputation and promise.
INEOS are now in charge of the sporting structure at the club and have chosen Amorim as their man but the talented coach will not be afforded the same luxuries in the transfer market as his predecessors.
As reported by The Telegraph, the Portuguese head coach will be expected to get the maximum out of the current crop of players rather than a ‘rip it up and start from scratch’ approach that many have been calling for.
The outlet said, “The new United hierarchy have no plans under Amorim to rip up a squad they feel is capable of delivering far more and are determined to move away from a culture of persistent upheaval they believe to be financially unsustainable and destructive to coherent squad building.”
This is designed to stop the cycle of costly squad overhauls that has been required in the past and ensure United are operating with a more sensible approach with regards to their transfer business.
Given Ten Hag spent more than £600 million and left behind a squad that is now arguably further away from a title challenge than ever, INEOS will hope their new approach proves more sustainable but it will rely heavily on Amorim’s coaching skills.
“United feel there are plenty of players in the squad who, with better coaching, attention and support in the right system and set-up, have a much higher ceiling than they may have shown previously, and the club hope Amorim can unlock that potential.
“Equally, there is a feeling there may be more experienced players who also stand to benefit considerably from Amorim’s arrival and others who find they are given a new lease of life in potentially reimagined roles,” the report added.
Sources at Old Trafford have labelled the recent transfer approach as “wasteful and inefficient” and are looking forward to building a model that will help the club regain its status at the top of the English game.
Furthermore, Amorim is not likely to be granted any funds in the winter market outside of a special circumstance occurring.
“United are unlikely to be particularly active in the January transfer window unless an opportunity presents itself, players leave or injuries or other factors create a problem that has to be addressed.”
The new sporting structure, including Dan Ashworth, Jason Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berrada, will be central to United’s transfer activity next summer and are set give the current players a chance to adapt to Amorim’s methods.
There will be no “definitive plans” in terms of player profile for the closed season market until Amorim has had enough time to get his ideas across and decide who he wants on the bus for his first full campaign at the club.
Amorim will be hoping his international players report back from duty this week with a clean bill of health as he prepares for his first match in charge against newly promoted Ipswich Town on Sunday afternoon.
