Ex-Manchester United midfielder, Paul Ince has come out to say that Sir Alex Ferguson would’ve signed Barcelona midfielder, Frenkie De Jong by now if he was still manager. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, the club’s midfield definitely needs at least one or two changes to function properly, and it is such a shame that United have allowed the Frenkie De Jong saga to become a circus.
Paul added that he cannot believe that a club as big as MUFC, globally and financially, will be experiencing transfer delays like this.
His words, “Looking at the midfield on Sunday, they definitely need one or two in there at least,”
“I’ve said that last season, that they need at least two holding midfield players with power. I was fortunate enough, when I went to Manchester United as a kid, to play alongside Bryan Robson. He actually made me a better player.”
“I think McTominay needs someone like that, maybe one or two in there, just to give him a bit of support. No, he’s not a young kid now, he’s 25, but you’ve seen performances sometimes where you think ‘yeah, this kid can play’.”
“Fred is a different kettle of fish. Fred, for me, will give it his all, he’ll try his best, and sometimes you think is he the player that’s going to get Manchester United to where they want to get to? But it’s not about individuals, it has to be about the team.”
“They’re good squad players, they can have an impact. To just keep slaughtering them every week is not the way forward. I’m sure Fred and McTominay don’t listen to all that rubbish.”
“The Frenkie De Jong saga has been, again, a bit of a circus,”
“If Man United want a player, they go bang, bang, bang and he’s there within two days doing his medical. The fact that initially he wanted to stay at Barcelona, I can understand.”
“Barcelona need to obviously get him off the wage bill. I think to lose a player like that to another big club, would be disappointing. You think, you get Rabiot done, if you get Frenkie De Jong in there, all of a sudden Man United look quite decent in the middle of the park.”
“But, back in the day, Frenkie De Jong would’ve gone to Manchester United without a doubt. If Fergie was the manager of United, he’d already be there. It shows you that the club, as big as it is globally and financially, these players are saying no.”
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