Neville on bizarre transfer window, Man Utd problems

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has criticised the Premier League’s current profit and sustainability rules, which have led to a bizarre transfer window.

The transfer deadline has now passed and in some areas we have seen that most clubs have been very cautious this summer. The three main title contenders, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool, have made hardly any changes to their squads.

Arsenal in particular sold a lot of youth players, something we also see a lot with other big names such as Chelsea and Manchester United.

See below how Neville believes the current rules need to change as we don’t want clubs making money off their own trained players. At the same time it seems to be holding back up and coming challengers like Newcastle from really investing and moving up the table…

“It’s the most bizarre transfer period!” ?

Does Gary Neville think the PSR rules should change? photo.twitter.com/EAEExFA5JG

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It’s still worth noting that Arsenal have been able to splash out on two top players in Riccardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino, while loaning Raheem Sterling could also be a smart move.

Meanwhile, United have also brought in some great young talent in the form of Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro, alongside more experienced players such as Manuel Ugarte and Matthijs de Ligt.

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Furthermore, transfers aren’t everything. We’ve seen clubs like Brighton do wonders with a limited budget in recent times. Perhaps this new trend will force all clubs to be a bit more sensible with their spending and overall squad planning, unless you’re Chelsea of ​​course.