Man Utd Must Focus On Better Recruitment, Says Amorim

Amorim had limited funds to work with in the January transfer window.

Danish defender Patrick Dorgu was his only signing as budgets at Old Trafford have been slashed across the board.

The club announced Monday that they expect up to 200 fresh redundancies as part of a “transformation plan” to improve stability.

Amorim admitted on Tuesday that those losing their jobs had paid the price for the club’s lack of on-field success in recent years and put poor recruitment at the heart of the problem.

“It’s easy for me to be here and say all the pretty stuff—we have to improve,” said Amorim.

“The recruitment I think is crucial; we need to improve the team. We need to perform better; we need to be in Europe and not in our position during the season.”

However, the former Sporting Lisbon boss conceded that actions speak louder than words, and he has to convince both supporters and colleagues that he can turn United’s fortunes around.

“They are paying the price for our lack of success, and I cannot say anything now that is going to convince the fans and all the staff that we are going to do it,” he added.

“We have an idea. For me as a coach, we need to be a better team and to recruit better and don’t make a lot of mistakes in that department.”

The £100 million outlay on misfiring strikers Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee is just one example of where United have failed to get value for money.

Hojlund has only found the net twice in the Premier League this season, with his last goal in any competition coming against Viktoria Plzen back on December 12.

Amorim, though, said the Danish international needs to be provided with better service.