Manchester United manager David Moyes handed £60m transfer kitty by Glazers to spend on new players Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, are prepared to hand David Moyes a £60 million transfer kitty this summer in order to allow Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor to stamp his personality on the Old Trafford squad. Moyes is due to return from a family holiday a week on Monday and it is understood that the Scot will then embark on securing his leading transfer targets ahead of the club’s three-week tour of the Far East and Australia, which begins with a friendly against a Singha All-Star XI in Bangkok on July 13. Moyes is expected to recruit at least three new signings. Everton defender Leighton Baines, Barcelona midfielders Cesc Fàbregas and Thiago Alcantara and Borussia Dortmund forward Robert Lewandowski have all been identified by the club as targets, although interest in Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has cooled because of his £23 million buy-out clause. United will also be among the interested parties in Gareth Bale should Tottenham be willing to sell the Wales international. It is unlikely the money will be used to fund a move for former United star Cristiano Ronaldo, although the club will continue to monitor the situation should the Portuguese forward ask to leave Real Madrid this summer. The £80 million fee United received for Ronaldo in 2009 and some prudent summer spending in recent years are part of the reason why United have money to spend now. The expected departures of Nani and Anderson, and potentially French full-back Patrice Evra, could increase Moyes’s spending power still further, although the £60 million United have earmarked this year is already in excess of anything Ferguson was given in his 26-year reign as manager. For more information please visit: telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10121946/Manchester-United-manager-David-Moyes-handed-60m-transfer-kitty-by-Glazers-to-spend-on-new-players.html
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:05:36 +0000
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