'They Could Write A Book On How Not To Do Transfers': Fowler Roasts United As Liverpool Win Nunez Race

“With the record signing of Darwin Nunez looking all but done for Liverpool, what fascinates me is the presence of Manchester United amid the negotiations," Robbie Fowler wrote in a column for the Mirror.

“I can guarantee the Anfield people would have been uneasy with that, as it has the potential to push up not only the price but the wages too. No agent worth his salt wouldn’t use it to get a bigger contract, let’s be clear.

“But United being there in the background - for me - highlights just why this could so easily be another masterstroke for Liverpool in the transfer market, and it’s a point that is so often overlooked in the desperation to see new faces, new signings, new excitement.

“I don’t want to be cruel, but United could have written a book on how not to do transfers in recent seasons. Signing players just because you don’t want them to go to a rival? Check and double-check.

“Cristiano has done his job well enough, but signing him because he could have gone to City? That just had disaster written all over it. And the same with Alexis Sanchez. No, not the same, 10 times worse.

“That deal highlights everything that has been wrong at Old Trafford. How much did it cost? About 500 grand a week in wages, which I saw somewhere cost them about 20 million quid a goal…!

“Much, much worse though, was that it didn’t just break United’s pay structure, it shattered it. That’s how a goalkeeper can end up on £400,000 a week, and a midfielder like Pogba who couldn’t even get in the team half the time on even more.”

Man United were rumoured to be really keen on Nunez, but Liverpool are set to win the race, with the 22-year-old due for a medical on Monday.

United probably spent as much money as any other Premier League side in the last decade, but they have not won the competition since the 2012/13 season.

Source: Mirror