Ralf Rangnick claims Manchester United turned down all six of his transfer recommendations including Luis Diaz, Alvaro Morata and Christopher Nkunku.
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Rangnick was appointed as United’s interim manager last November following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking, but the 64-year-old was unable to improve the team’s performances and a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League led to his departure in May.
United made no signings during the January transfer window with Rangnick in charge, while Erik ten Hag was backed with over £220 million worth of new additions in the summer including Antony, Lisandro Martinez and Casemiro.
During his final few weeks in charge, Rangnick made it clear that the United squad needed significant improvement and even went as far as to say the team needed ‘open heart surgery’.