Gary Neville has told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to offload four Manchester United players to fund a move for Harry Kane this summer. Kane wants to leave Tottenham Hotspur, with Manchester City heavily interested in signing him before the August 31 deadline.
Neville believes Solskjaer needs a new striker to challenge Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City for the Premier League title.
The Man United great suggested Anthony Martial, Daniel James, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata should make way to fund Kane’s arrival.
“I think United will need a centre-forward in the next 12 months [if they are going to challenge again],” Neville explained on Monday Night Football.
“[Kane] is available now if you pay £150m. They’ve got Martial, James, Mata and Lingard; we could do without them at the club.
“I think personally that Kane would be a differentiator. I’m just asking the question as to why they’re not in for them.”
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Jamie Carragher chimed in and countered Neville’s comments, stating United should be expected to compete with the business they’ve already done.
He said: “It seems whenever I listen to Gary or Roy [Keane], Manchester United fans, the answer is always ‘go and spend £100m on someone’. That’s always the answer every time.
“You’re talking about Chelsea buying Lukaku, and all of a sudden, on the back of yesterday, it’s ‘Chelsea are going to win the league. It’s them or City’.
“United finished above them in the league last season. United have signed Jadon Sancho. I don’t get this feeling that United can’t compete.
“If Jurgen Klopp or Pep Guardiola or even Thomas Tuchel had United’s squad, they could win the league. I really believe that.
“You’re comparing Liverpool and United, and yet there’s a similar trajectory.
“I think Ole has done a really good job, but why don’t we compare them to Man City and Chelsea?
“They’ve spent the money City have done, they’ve spent the money Chelsea have done.
“I don’t think United not winning the league or finishing fourth or fifth would be acceptable. That squad is £50m plus in every position.”