Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has expressed his concern and frustration with the current transfer market, quietening noises that United may spend big during the summer.
Ferguson believes that bringing through more young players and investing in the squad's future is a more pressing concern and suggested that the Red Devils will potentially be targeting just one new signing in addition to the confirmed deals for Fulham's Chris Smalling and Mexican Javier Hernandez.
"In the market today it's very, very difficult and the structure of our squad is good in terms of ages, the balance, the numbers and there's a lot of good young players," Ferguson said, as quoted by the Press Association.
"Sometimes you have to trust in all the development of the last few years and I'm going to stick with that, or most of it.
"There may be one signing and maybe we'd like to get a good player to the club, of course, but it's not easy in the present day climate and I've nothing definite to tell you because we're still assessing whoever's available and the difficulties in terms of who you'd bring in."
United’s chief executive David Gill, also present with Ferguson in New York to promote the club's four-game North American tour, was keen to mirror Ferguson’s sentiments.
"Hernandez and Smalling are signings we've already made and the other point to bear in mind is that thePremier League is bringing in squad limits next year of 25," Gill said.
"There will be unlimited Under-21s and other rules and we'll be taking all that into consideration."
With goalkeeper Ben Foster on his way to Birmingham City, United boss Ferguson was quick to claim that young England Under-21 goalkeeper Ben Amos will now be third choice atOld Trafford .
"When we decided to let Ben [Foster] go, we were in the process of letting a good young goalkeeper, Ben Amos, go out on loan," Ferguson continued.
"He's in the England Under-21 team but we can only accommodate three goalkeepers. So when the situation with Ben's future at Manchester United came into it and we agreed to let him go, we stopped Ben Amos from going on loan.
"He will now be our third goalkeeper, he's very talented and has a good future ahead of him."
Javier Hernandez, signed from Mexican outfit Guadalajara, is set to feature at this summer's World Cup and asked whether he would play a part in a pre-season fixture against his former club, Ferguson insisted it would depend solely on Mexico's progress in South Africa.
"It depends when his last game is for Mexico," Ferguson went on.
Ferguson believes that bringing through more young players and investing in the squad's future is a more pressing concern and suggested that the Red Devils will potentially be targeting just one new signing in addition to the confirmed deals for Fulham's Chris Smalling and Mexican Javier Hernandez.
"In the market today it's very, very difficult and the structure of our squad is good in terms of ages, the balance, the numbers and there's a lot of good young players," Ferguson said, as quoted by the Press Association.
"Sometimes you have to trust in all the development of the last few years and I'm going to stick with that, or most of it.
"There may be one signing and maybe we'd like to get a good player to the club, of course, but it's not easy in the present day climate and I've nothing definite to tell you because we're still assessing whoever's available and the difficulties in terms of who you'd bring in."
United’s chief executive David Gill, also present with Ferguson in New York to promote the club's four-game North American tour, was keen to mirror Ferguson’s sentiments.
"Hernandez and Smalling are signings we've already made and the other point to bear in mind is that the
"There will be unlimited Under-21s and other rules and we'll be taking all that into consideration."
With goalkeeper Ben Foster on his way to Birmingham City, United boss Ferguson was quick to claim that young England Under-21 goalkeeper Ben Amos will now be third choice at
"When we decided to let Ben [Foster] go, we were in the process of letting a good young goalkeeper, Ben Amos, go out on loan," Ferguson continued.
"He's in the England Under-21 team but we can only accommodate three goalkeepers. So when the situation with Ben's future at Manchester United came into it and we agreed to let him go, we stopped Ben Amos from going on loan.
"He will now be our third goalkeeper, he's very talented and has a good future ahead of him."
Javier Hernandez, signed from Mexican outfit Guadalajara, is set to feature at this summer's World Cup and asked whether he would play a part in a pre-season fixture against his former club, Ferguson insisted it would depend solely on Mexico's progress in South Africa.
"It depends when his last game is for Mexico," Ferguson went on.
"Normally we give the players 28 days' rest but in the case of Hernandez we'll bring him to Philadelphia as soon as his games with Mexico are finished.
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