JAKARTA - Manchester United was forced to postpone plans to sign a new striker. The existence of restrictions related to financial fair play (FFP) forced the club to cancel buying players in the player transfer window in January.
MU clearly needs a new center forward. Currently, MU only relies on Rasmus Hojlund who cannot be relied on.
The sharpness of the 20-year-old striker has not been seen at all because he has only scored two goals in the English Premier League competition. Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford also declined his sharpness and only scored four goals.
As a result, MU lost Anthony Martial who was seriously injured again. As a result, Martial will be absent until April 2024.
But Martial is no longer needed by the Red Devils. His contract will expire in June 2024 and will not be extended by the club.
MU intends to borrow Timo Werner striker from RB Leipzig. However, MU was the first tottenham Hotspur who immediately sat in the set looking for a new striker after being left by captain Harry Kane.
The club was then linked with strikeroy Jonathan David. However, there is no continuation of the Canadian national team striker recruitment discourse.
"I tried to find chances but couldn't. There was no chance from the FPP so we could overcome the shortage of players in the striker position," said manager Erik ten Hag.
To overcome this problem, Ten Hag will shift players. Rashford, for example, could return to being a striker last season. As a result, Rashford could be a mainstay and force Martial to sit on the bench.
"Of course Rashford can play as a striker. We also still have several other alternatives. What is clear is that Anthony has been absent for several months and this is a gap in our squad," he said.
MU must pay attention to restrictions on FFP because it has spent a lot of money to buy players. Finally, MU brought Mason Mount and goalkeeper Andre Onana. Both of them became expensive players who for the umpteenth time failed to contribute to the Red Devils.
In total, MU has disbursed 400 million in funds over the last two seasons. As a result, MU only got the Carabao Cup and is now struggling on the middle board. MU is already 16 points behind the leadership of the Liverpool standings.
This is what makes MU have erased the hope of winning the Premier League trophy. The remaining hope is to enter the top four so that they can return to compete in the Champions League. Or if you can't afford to try to earn a fifth position to compete in the Europa League.
Another trophy target is of course the FA Cup. Ten Hag has also acknowledged this. "The FA Cup is our last chance to win the trophy. We have to be able to achieve it," said Ten Hag.
Manchester United cannot buy a striker due to FFP restrictions. In the aftermath, the striker Rasmus Hojlund has not been able to have a tandem on the front lines.
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