Three major decisions Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to make in the summer transfer window
Solskjaer has many defenders in his squad.
Three major decisions Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to make in the summer transfer window.
Manchester United’s season really hangs in the balance following the side’s 1-1 draw against Everton, away at Goodison Park this afternoon.
Sitting 5th in the Premier League (a position currently good enough to secure Champions League football), but with many teams on their tail.
But also advancing to the latter stages of both the FA Cup and Europa League, if a few things go right it could end up being a ver successful season for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his squad.
However, despite the unknown nature of the end of the campaign, it’s clear Solskjaer has three major decisions to make in the summer.
Sell David de Gea?
It would have seemed ludicrous 12 months ago, but now it could be a shrewd move from Manchester United, to part ways with one of their highest paid players.
Following a string of mistakes, including the one that cost his side a goal earlier this afternoon, De Gea is not the goalkeeper he was two seasons ago.
Solskjaer has a ready-made replacement in the way of the fantastic Dean Henderson currently on loan at Sheffield United.
Could Solksjaer reinvest the De Gea transfer money and bring Henderson back in as his number 1?
Invest in a big-money striker?
Throughout the season the club has been criticised for allowing Romelu Lukaku to join Inter Milan and not replacing the striker.
Adding to this Alexis Sanchez left for the same team, albeit on loan leaving United with just three recognised strikers in their squad, one of which was unproven Mason Greenwood.
Injuries have taken their toll on United, meaning they needed to bring in Odion Ighalo on loan to provide some sort of back-up to United’s thin-on-the-ground attack.
Solskjaer now needs to decide whether the trio of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood are good enough to just bring in a back-up, or does Ole need to Invest in a world-class front man?
Who to sell?
Quite simply, United are nowhere near where they want to and probably should be in terms of challenging for titles and other trophies.
There are many thoughts among football fans that United need to sell many of their underperforming players, but Solskjaer cannot surely sell 10 players, it would be too much of a squad overhaul.
The Norweigan manager will have to make the right call on who to show the exit door.
Jesse Lingard, Phil Jones, Andreas Pereira, Nemanja Matic, Marcos Rojo and Chris Smalling are all players who’s Manchester United futures hang in the balance.