Manchester United’s new chief executive Ed Woodward, has assured David Moyes, that there are limitless funds available for a stellar signing this summer.
The Premier League champions transfer record is the £30.75 million they paid for Dimitar Berbatov in 2008, but Woodward has hinted that they are ready to smash it, if the right player is available.
When asked if United would pay £60 or £70 million for a player, Woodward told the Sunday Times: “Yes. Absolutely.”
Woodward, who replaced David Gill, also said he would continue with his predecessor’s legacy at Old Trafford.
“I want to continue from where David Gill left us and David Moyes from Sir Alex,” Woodward added. “The way we worked with Alex was he would identify the transfer targets and take them to Joel [Glazer] and David [Gill], who would have discussions which ended with them backing him in the transfer market every single time and we see that continuing with David Moyes.
“We could have broken the transfer record in the past if we’d wanted to. Alex may not have got all the players he wanted but that was never down to not releasing funds. There’s never been a cut-off price. We haven’t got money burning a hole in our pocket but we have a strategy on player purchases and if David wants to go after a stellar player he can do that.”
However, he stated that they will spend sensibly.
He said: “What we will do is be careful with our money in the sense we’re not going to go into the market as mugs. We look at the value of the player compared to other players in his position. There’s no mysterious process.”
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