Former Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney, has warned the club against signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi or Gareth Bale.
Rooney said United’s problems will not be solved by spending money on big name signings.
The former Everton star, who spoke with BBC Radio Five Live, urged manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to sign younger players who have potential to become United’s regular over the years to come.
Rooney, United’s all-time leading goalscorer, said, “For Ole, I think the first thing he’s got to do is try and build the squad.
“I don’t think bringing one or two players in for over £100m is going to really help with the squad and the players who are there.
“I think he needs to try and look at maybe five or six players who have got potential to be top players but you’re not spending £120, £130m on these players.
“I think you spend £30million, £40million and then try to improve them, which will also give you longevity out of the players and allow you to build a squad around the five or six new players that come in, plus a few of the players who are still there.
“You could bring Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos and Messi in, or Gareth Bale for instance, and it’s going to cost you £300, £350m, [for] which you’d get what? Maybe two years out of Ronaldo, a couple of years out of Ramos and then you’ve written that money off.
“I just think the club needs to rebuild with younger players,” he added. “But they need to be good enough and allow the manager to improve them. And I think the Man United fans will understand that they are probably not going to compete for the Premier League next year.
“So let them have that time, let Ole have that time to build a team for the next two or three years who are going to compete, not only at Premier League level, but at Champions League level.”
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