Manchester United’s sporting director John Murtough is apparently being criticized for failing to make several high-profile transfers for the club in recent years. Including Harry Kane before his move to FC Bayern Munich. As The Athletic reports, Murtough was tasked with guiding some of England’s best players to Manchester when he took office in 2021. Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are said to have been at the top of the list last summer. Instead, several disappointing and expensive signings such as those of Jadon Sancho or Antony were made. Casemiro’s transfer is also viewed critically because he is now 31 years old and his high salary (almost 400,000 euros per week). Kane, on the other hand, was coach Erik ten Hag’s absolute desired transfer target. However, Murtough and other Man United officials had the feeling that the negotiations with Tottenham boss Daniel Levy did not end well for the Red Devils. Levy also ultimately proved himself in the talks with FC Bayern Munich tough negotiating partner presented and drove the price for the captain of the English national team to over 100 million euros with bonus payments.Subscribe to SPOX on WhatsApp!
Harry Kane in top form at FC Bayern Munich
In this regard, Murtough is accused of not having contacted the Kane side earlier. The striker was reportedly available a year earlier. Especially since the construction site in United’s storm had been there for a long time. After separating from Cristiano Ronaldo on January 1st of this year, Wout Weghorst came on loan. For the new season came Rasmus Hojlund, who scored five goals in the Champions League but was not even successful in the Premier League. Kane, on the other hand, scored 19 times in his first 15 games for the German record champions and has already set a new record.At Bellingham, however, Murtough is accused of not making the prospect of a move to Manchester attractive enough to the 20-year-old. The midfielder instead joined Real Madrid and, among other things, impressed there as a goalscorer.Even before Bellingham moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2020, United was apparently very interested in signing him. In the end, BVB struck for around 30 million euros.
2023-11-10 17:51:53
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