goalmole
Well-Known Member
They are not going to be able to make wholesale changes to their squad at the level that would be required to make them competitive on the field. 1, the Glazers won't want to pay for it, 2, FFP won't allow them to spend what they would need to.The beauty in all of this is what is going to come over the next 18 months.
It is clear as day that PEG is going and when they bring in a replacement it will be with a view to changing their playing style.
This means bringing in several new players, when you consider the age of the squad and the number of players likely to be released then you may be looking in excess of 10 new players being required.
Everyone linked with the club will be looking at the wages being paid to Sanchez and will be pushing for top dollar, if they fail to qualify for the CL as well then they will be forced to overpay in order to attract players.
All the time you also have Pogba sat there looking at who is coming in and the wages being paid. If he gets pushed further down the pecking order all hell will break loose.
There is a real possibility that the club who already pay the highest wage bill in the land are going to have to smash it further in order to stand still.
For all their bleating about transfer fees they are the biggest culprits, just look at Pogba and Lukaku.
They'll end up paying over the odds for mediocre players and the slump will continue.
They have had their time and this is how all empires end.
If the Rags think they have hit rock bottom, then they have seen nothing yet.