Mason Mount completed a move from Chelsea to Manchester United worth £60m on Thursday and while most fans are excited by the new arrival, Gary Neville has already called the transfer into question.
Gary Neville is certainly not afraid to speak his mind when it comes to his former side and the United legend has questioned the move for Mount just one day after the transfer was completed.
“I am surprised about the Mason Mount one, to be honest with you. For the reported £60million fee… he is a very good player, that isn’t a question for me.
“But I look at the players United have got already in terms of Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen, Casemiro, Fred and Scott McTominay.
Gary Neville: “Mount would be a very good addition to United’s squad, but it’s a lot of money for a squad addition. I look at the players United have got, Fernandes, Eriksen, Casemiro, Fred and McTominay. Do I think he’s the player to go in and sort that out? I’m not quite sure.”
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) June 30, 2023
“Do I think Mount is the player to go in and sort all that out? I’m not quite sure. I think you would have been better off going and playing £100million plus on Jude Bellingham or £80-100million on Declan Rice and getting something you think can be the real thing.”
United quickly backed out of the race for Declan Rice this summer, as Arsenal battled it out with Manchester City for the West Ham captain.
Meanwhile Bellingham chose Real Madrid over a move to the Premier League, becoming the most expensive British transfer of all time.
“Mount would be a very good addition to United’s squad, but it is a lot of money for a squad addition. Does Mount, Casemiro and Fernandes work as a midfield three?
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“Spending £60million, you have got to get that jump towards winning the league from third place. United, at this moment in time, they haven’t got the money and they haven’t got the promise of the new ownership to be able to throw the big money at players.”
Neville’s words come just days after it was revealed Erik Ten Hag reportedly has a budget of just £100m to spend this summer.
With Mount’s hefty £60m fee, if United are to sign any more players this season they will need to see some players leave in what could be a busy window for Ten Hag’s side.
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