Manchester United fought out a place in the Champions League next season, however, they expects another step forward in the form of a fight for the title of English champion. In the opinion of Erik ten Hag, the team has to strengthen if they want to compete with the best teams in the Premier League, but also in Europe.Significant changes have been announced for the summer at Old Trafford. A new owner is waiting, the Glazers are leaving, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe or Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani will take their place. In any case, there will be investments.Since the arrival of Ten Hag from Ajax last season, the Red Devils have spent around 250,000,000 euros, but the Dutch coach was unhappy with the January transfer window. They brought in Marcel Sabitzer, Wout Weghorst and backup goalkeeper Jack Butland as loan players. It could be said that only Sabitzer somewhat lived up to expectations, while Weghorst turned out to be a flop of a transfer, scoring only two goals in 30 games.##NAJAVA_MECA_7284128##Despite this, the former Ajax specialist managed to secure the elite European competition next year. For something more, he wants new reinforcements, primarily in the midfield and attack.”The club knows that if you want to play in the top four and fight for trophies in England, you have to invest, otherwise you have no chance because other clubs will do it.” Ten Hag began.The 53-year-old strategist openly criticized the management and the lack of investment in January. United were 17th out of 20 teams in the Premier League in spending after bringing in the aforementioned trio.”We saw in the winter that the clubs around us invested, but we didn’t. We are still on the right track, but we are not where we would like to be. It’s a long way to go, but this team has potential. We showed improvement during the season, which is a compliment to the players and coaches. We worked hard, but we have to invest”.One of the players whose future has been the subject of most media speculation is David de Gea. The Spanish goalkeeper officially won the Golden Glove, he kept his net intact 17 times this season in the Premier League, but his mistakes, especially against Sevilla, cost United a lot. Ten Hag stood behind the 32-year-old goalkeeper every time and despite all the dilemmas, it seems that De Gea will extend his contract.Erik ten Hag gives one of the great rev-up speeches and Old Trafford is BOUNCING 🎤’When I talk about support, there is still one game to go!’Manchester United fans, soak it in.#OptusSport pic.twitter.com/jxCtPpYa3D— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) May 28, 2023 In the final round of the concluded Premier League campaign, the Spaniard was one of the most responsible for the victory over Fulham, stopping Aleksandar Mitrović’s penalty attempt. Enough for the head of the coaching staff to emphasize again how important it is for De Gea to stay in Manchester.”I have to repeat, last games, last week, every time: we all want him to stay, he wants to stay and I believe that an agreement will be reached,” concluded Ten Hag.Next season will be crucial for Ten Hag and Manchester United. They are back where they belong, but if they want to fight for all the trophies next year, they will have to step up. Without a proper no.9, United will hardly be able to compete with the strongest teams in English and European football. Ten Hag also knows this, that’s why he is putting pressure on the management, and they mention Harry Kane (he was also a target last summer), Victor Osimhen from Napoli…The new owner will undoubtedly come with a bag full of money and ready to return the Red Devils to the top of European football.
