Gary Neville labels four Man United transfer disasters as 'stupid' as Newcastle saga
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGary Neville has compared Newcastle United's failed attempt to sign Marc Guehi to four Manchester United transfer blunders. The Crystal Palace defender was a prime target for Eddie Howe over the summer, with the Magpies offering a club record fee of £65million, plus £5million in add-ons.
However, negotiations with Eagles owner Steve Parish hitting a dead end, with Newcastle withdrawing their interest. Following the transfer deadline, new sporting director Paul Mitchell said the transfer policy he inherited from predecessor Dan Ashworth, now in situ at Old Trafford, required substantial changes, sparking rumours of tension between him and Howe. READ MORE: Erik ten Hag must contradict himself to pick his strongest Manchester United XI READ MORE: History could be repeating itself with Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United Neville has claimed that missing out on Guehi was a humiliation for the north-east side, drawing parallels with United's transfer approach, which has often seen them either overspend for players or fail to secure targets, naming Gareth Bale and, more recently, Frenkie de Jong as examples. "You don't chase a player unless you've been told you think you can get him from someone," Neville said on The Overlap. "United were getting played for years on this with, with Jadon Sancho, Frenkie de Jong, with other players going back to Bale and [Cesc] Fabregas all those years ago and they looked stupid every single year.
At least this summer they've looked like a polished outfit. If they were getting turned down, they were getting turned down quietly. "Marc Guehi is an English player, obviously Steve Parish is trying to bump the price up, but you still look a bit clumsy when you don't get [your target].
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