David Gill Transfer warchest v2012

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David Gill "There will be interesting developments over the coming months."
David Gill says United have 'identified their targets and that 'there are funds available
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David Gill admits he is still recovering from the devastating blow in the title race but has stressed that moves are already afoot to bring in new players during the summer.

The chief executive has confirmed there is cash for Sir Alex Ferguson to spend to improve his squad and targets have already been identified.

“It turned into a very difficult afternoon but that’s football for you,” said Gill, recalling Sunday's events. “We’ve had a great season, got 89 points and the title has never been decided on goal difference before. All the players and staff can be very proud of what they’ve achieved.

“I do think everyone at the club, from Alex down, agree we underperformed in Europe this year. We felt confident of getting out of our Champions League group and the Europa League was new for us and took some getting used to. But it demonstrates the high standards set for this club.

“The very fact we finished second and no team has come second with 89 points means we’ve got a lot to be proud of. We’ve got to move on and I’m sure we’ll come back fighting next year.”

When discussing moves on the transfer front, the chief executive is awaiting developments over the course of the summer.

“The manager, Jim Lawlor and the scouting team, everyone is looking at it and discuss it throughout the period,” he explained. “Obviously, the work intensifies now in terms of actually doing deals and we’ve identified players so let’s see what happens.

“It’s a 365-day-a-year job that talent is always on our radar but the paperwork is done in the close season and transfer window – we can sort out the deals beforehand and get them moving.”

In terms of competition from Manchester City at the head of the market, he replied: “We have to sell what this club is about. We still pay very well in terms of transfer fees and wages. City have raised the bar again and we’ve seen what they’re prepared to pay for players and to players but we’ll see what’s happening with the financial fair play and how that’s implemented and what the sanctions are going to be.

“It’s interesting. We should recognise we’re a very successful club, one of the top three in terms of turnover in world football and it generates a lot of cash to invest in players. We will continue to do so and our style is both buying players and giving youth a chance.

“Without doubt [there is money to spend]. We recognise we spent quite a bit of money last summer when we bought Phil Jones, David De Gea and Ashley Young and we understand that. I think we’ll be looking in the next few months and there could be some interesting developments.

“Come August, we’ll have got new players, had the Euros, the players will be back, we will have been on tour and start again. That’s the beauty of football. Everyone starts on zero points and we’ve got to step up to the mark and do well.”
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Actions speak louder than words, we'll see how much money is spent.
 
It's aaaaaaaaaaawn.

And twitter speculation thread etc.

Seriously though I've always thought wages is a bigger issue for us than transfer fees, which is why we need to offload some of the deadwood in our squad. Berbatov, Owen, Anderson, Park and possibly Giggs/Scholes/Fletcher retiring or a Rio paycut will free up a good £300-£400k p/w in the wage budget I would've thought, which will give us some room for signings.
 
That is pretty much a generic Gill quote. We always have some funds available, and I'd be shocked if we hadn't already identified targets.
 
just a shame our rivals warchests are a bit bigger

I was hoping we'd be able to announce a signing already
 
“@ManUtdStuff: David Gill (#MUFC CEO) on availability of funds: "Oh yeah without a doubt, in the next few months there could be interesting developments."”

Good old Dave.

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David Gill has dropped a bombshell by saying that Manchester United have identified their transfer targets but have no funds available. The days of breaking transfer records seem to over as Gill explained the lack of money would necessitate a shift towards less in demand players.

He is hardly going to say that is he ?
 
We spent 50 million in the summer and ended 20 million less better off...
 
No but it's a poor return on the investment.
 
rcoobc said:
We spent 50 million in the summer and ended 20 million less better off...
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But we can hardly say that we were shit in Europe and therefore shouldnt invest. I'm sure a few players will be heading out which will free up the wage bill and bring a bit into the transfer funds. Also it's possible Giggs and Scholes could retire (hopefully not) which would reduce the wage bill further. I think we need reinforcements to ensure we last longer in the CL next year
 
David Gill: "We're one of the top three clubs in terms of turnover in world football which generates a lot of cash to invest in players."
 
Same story every summer..

Gill: they money is there should SAF want it
Fergie: i'm happy with the squad

I'm sure Gill & SAF do this double act to just to calm down the fans..
 
I am hanging on to the 'interesting' part of the quote. I am hoping that we are going to shock the footballing world with some extreme muppetry.
 
SAF just said we invest in players who can be at the club for a long time, seems more focused on bringing players through rather than spending big bucks, tuck the cocks in boys! He says we've set our stall out and our squad will evolve.
 
ArmchairCritic said:
SAF just said we invest in players who can be at the club for a long time, seems more focused on bringing players through rather than spending big bucks, tuck the cocks in boys!
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SAF on the awards program a minute ago;

'We want to add to the squad'

'So have you highlighted any particular players?'

'Yes. We've set our stall out for certain players.'
 
We did half the job last summer.. the other half should be this season.
1 fullback and 2 midfielders...
Its fecking ON
 
SAF: "We are looking to add to the squad, that's in the process at the moment. We have our targets in mind."
 
Ferguson also talking transfers: "We know City are going to spend fortunes, stupid money, silly salaries . . we can't do that."
 
Zarlak said:
SAF on the awards program a minute ago;

'We want to add to the squad'

'So have you highlighted any particular players?'

'Yes. We've set our stall out for certain players.'
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Reo coker, Bramble and Albrighton then
 
Nate Dogg said:
Same story every summer..

Gill: they money is there should SAF want it
Fergie: i'm happy with the squad

I'm sure Gill & SAF do this double act to just to calm down the fans..
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Except that we did sign three players for a total of £55m last year. Obviously people with an agenda against the Glazers want to ignore that fact but it is what it is.
 
Giggs and Scholes sign on for another year. That's our midfield signings done :lol:
 
Drifter said:
Scholes staying for another season.Really not sure about this
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It does bring a slight bit of doubt when you look at the strength of our options in midfield, and how we had to rely on him coming back to keep up the pace with City. I love the guy, and i'm sure everybody else does too but signing him on for another year, i'm not too sure whether it's the way forward or not.
 
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