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Man Utd supremo Ed Woodward makes transfer promise to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United bigwig Ed Woodward has previously warned it will not be "business as usual" due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Ed Woodward has promised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that Manchester United will be competitive in the upcoming transfer window. The Red Devils have ambitious plans despite the financial effects of the coronavirus crisis. A new striker is set to drop down the priority list, however, after Odion Ighalo's loan deal was extended.
Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho remains the dream target for Solskjaer, although Old Trafford officials are unlikely to meet the Bundesliga club's asking price of more than £100million.
Aston Villa playmaker Jack Grealish and James Maddison of Leicester City are also on Solskjaer's target list.
A new striker was on the agenda but the United boss is set to put those plans on the back burner.
The likes of Erling Haaland, Timo Werner and Moussa Dembele were being monitored but Ighalo's loan extension means the club's transfer kitty can be allocated on other targets.
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A £140m loan plus £90m in cash reserves means United have money to spend - and Woodward is determined to splash the cash, with the Evening Standard reporting that the executive vice-chairman has promised Solskjaer he will be competitive in the market.
The club are unlikely to blow all their budget on one player, however.
Woodward told fans in April not to expect the next window to be "business as usual" due to the fallout from the coronavirus crisis.
He said: "As ever, our priority is the success of the team but we need visibility of the impact across the whole industry, including timings of the transfer window, and the wider financial picture, before we can talk about a return to normality.
"On this basis, I cannot help feeling that speculation around transfers of individual players for hundreds of millions of pounds this summer seems to ignore the realities that face the sport."
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Solskjaer has also spoken in cautious tones about a possible summer splurge.
"I think today’s world is different to what it was two months ago and we’ve got to adjust and adapt," he said last month.
"There are clubs out there struggling more than us financially.
"But still, it’s a new world and I think the transfer market will be completely different to what everyone thought it was going to be.
"We’re always looking to improve the squad. There’s uncertainty in the market now. ‘Who knows how football is going to be and how the market is going to be. I’m very happy with the squad I’ve got."