Some Manchester United supporters do not believe the club needs to dip into the transfer market before next Friday's deadline to source a new left-back, naming Alvaro Fernandez as the ideal replacement for Luke Shaw.
Erik ten Hag gives Manchester United transfer update ahead of Lens fixture
05.08.2023 - 12:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed that the club is always looking to add quality to its squad.
United have added three new faces to their ranks so far this summer, drafting in Andre Onana from Inter Milan, Mason Mount from Chelsea and have also wrapped up the signing of Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta.
He arrived in the UK earlier this week to complete his medical and put the finishing touches to his move to M16. He was unveiled to the United crowd ahead of kick-off at Old Trafford against RC Lens this lunchtime.
The arrival of the 20-year-old sees United complete each of their three leading transfer objectives this summer, having pinpointed the additions of a new goalkeeper, a new midfielder and a new goal-getter. Ten Hag, however, has refused to rule out the prospect of further additions before the end of the window.
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"We always want more," Ten Hag told MUTV. "We can never be satisfied because we always want to achieve high levels.
"But as I have said previously, the high levels also have to come from the way of playing and improvement. We work every day for that, to have a better game and to improve individuals by raising the bar.
"We want to deliver high standards."
This lunchtime's tussle with Lens is the first of two friendlies that United will play this weekend. The Reds will travel to Dublin tomorrow to face Spanish side Athletic Bilbao, where Ten Hag is likely to rotate his pack.
Ten Hag added: "We want to have minutes in the legs for all the players. In the first games of pre-season we managed that by 45 and 60 minutes, so we build
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