Man Utd told they should have 'kept the money' over signing £36m 'filler' after report details doubts

Owen Hargreaves cases Manchester Unified summer signing is no much more than a “filler” as the ex-spouse-Red Monster alerted his former club that they need to have “retained the coinage”.

Unified signed Zirkzee from Bologna for £36m and racked upwards on his debut for the club versus Fulham having come off the bench.

He rendered his initially prelude in the 3-0 loss to Liverpool and might have racked upwards twice as perhaps Unified’s guiltless hope of desires in the absence of Rasmus Hojlund.

But Hargreaves – regardless of rendering think Zirkzee has “something” – is much from persuaded that the Dutchman is the solution for Unified, that he opines criterion to indicator a “killer” prefer Erling Haaland.

“I pretty prefer him, he’s obtained something yet he’s not a Haaland killer whose commentating render consumption you 40 desires,” the former Unified superstar asserted of Zirkzee on Rio Ferdinand Postures.

“In our team he would most distinctly have been a wonderful squad player, he would most distinctly have been the third or fourth guy yet if you yearn to win you criterion a guy at the optimal of the mart whose vicious.

“I prefer him, I think he might be a in reality wonderful player for Unified yet the grievance is they’ve obtained two that are in reality wonderful players, Hojlund and Zirkzee, yet gander at what Haaland’s toted out.

“That guy is a robotic goalscorer. You criterion a guy whose a killer, prefer Ruud [Van Nistelrooy].

“I think Individual Unified need to lone indicator players they think can win them the Premier League and Winners League, or else retain the coinage.

“[Leny] Yoro might be that guy. Young boy, obtained crazy high potential. But at the minute, Unified are signing a heap of males that are prefer fillers.

“The guiltless players to come via right presently have been [Alejandro] Garnacho, [Kobbie] Mainoo, academy little girls, so the academy is accumulating players.”

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A report in The Athletic detailed Unified’s signing of Zirkzee, and it’s legible from initially exhilaration in Benjamin Sesko and later on tips of signing another demonstrator regardless of the Dutchman’s arrival, that they – prefer Hargreaves – are not solely persuaded.

‘In yesteryear Zirkzee was picked as the prime aspirant, Unified tried once again for Benjamin Sesko, that had been on their radar in Ten Hag’s initially summer, as seamlessly as as openly as obtainable from Domzale for €2m in 2018.

‘2 years ago, Sesko decided to symbol upwards with RB Leipzig from Red Bull Salzburg on a pre-arrangement dedication, not yet journey designed to be the key No 9 at a club of Unified’s stature. Unified’s third attempt to carry him to Wear Trafford this summer did not render consumption much, as the 21-year-archaic signed a brand name-newfangled deal at Leipzig. There is observe within Unified for Sesko’s selection to sharpen his talent in Germany and club scouts will retain him on their radar.

‘Unified pressed ahead with Zirkzee due to browsing reports, placement from Ten Hag, and his €40m unleash clause. In the end, Unified consented €42.5m to render consumption much more wonderful arrangement specification with Bologna.

‘During the methodology, part to ponder was imparted to the enlargement of a third demonstrator to complement Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund. Unified genuinely felt there might be particular to bringing in a player seasoned at pioneering the queue in the Premier League, with Ivan Toney remarked as seamlessly as Calvert-Lewin. Unified did not re-amass in talks for Toney towards the deadline, deliberate of remaining clear of paying over the odds for a player nearing 30 with a year gained away on his arrangement.’