Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has warned Newcastle that the power to spend huge sums of cash doesn’t imply they are going to change into profitable.
The Magpies have been taken over by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund on the finish of 2021 and at the moment are ready to compete financially with among the world’s largest and finest groups.
In their first full season beneath PIF’s majority possession and Eddie Howe’s administration, Newcastle look shoo-ins to qualify for Europe and are nonetheless in with probability of reaching the UEFA Champions League for the primary time since 2003.
But forward of United’s journey to St James’ Park on Sunday – a rematch of February’s Carabao Cup ultimate – Ten Hag sought to provide some recommendation to Newcastle of their makes an attempt to dethrone the established order of English and European soccer.
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“Money is one thing but another is strategy. When I was at Ajax. we had a low budget in comparison to many clubs in the Champions League and still won the group, went to the semi-final and were close to the final [in 2019]. So it’s possible to beat teams with higher budgets,” Ten Hag mentioned.
The Dutchman then flipped the query again onto how his personal aspect are doing, including: “We are going in the direction. I think we are building a base this season but have to progress. We are setting higher demands and standards for our players every time.
“Let’s clarify one factor, we’ve got to play within the Champions League. We’re Manchester United and have to be in it, there could be no misunderstanding.
“Even when we’re not, we are still attractive for the top players. I noticed that last year. This club attracts big people. Casemiro is a very good example, he has won everything but was willing to come.
“But I would like to make the purpose clear that we’ve got to be within the Champions League and there are two methods to it. One is within the Premier League and ending within the high 4 or there may be successful the Europa League. Those are the 2 possibilities.”
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