Arsenal legend, Ian Wright has expressed his surprise over Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag’s choice not to sign two former Ajax pair, Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez last summer transfer window.
Recall that West Ham United, who finished 14th in the Premier League last season, bolstered their squad by signing both Kudus and Alvarez.
The Hammers spent a total of about £73 million to add the winger and the holding midfielder to their ranks.
Manchester United, on the other hand, chose to sign Antony in a move worth up to £86 million from Ajax in 2022 and signed Casemiro for around £70 million from Real Madrid last summer.
However, Wright is not pleased with Ten Hag’s recruitment decisions since joining the Red Devils.
“With the constant stick, they are beating Ten Hag, with Alvarez and Kudus at West Ham,” Wright told Premier League Productions.
“Two players he had himself and it’s baffling to me that you do sign Antony over Kudus. I don’t think we have needed to see too many games where you look at Kudus’ output to Antony’s output and then think: ‘How can you choose this guy over this guy? When this guy is definitely doing a lot, lot more’.”
He continued: “It is the same with Alvarez as well. Those are the signings you look back on that Ten Hag has made and think: ‘What is going on there?’ It just doesn’t seem right to me.”
Kudus has scored nine goals in 24 games for West Ham so far, Alvarez has scored one goal and provided two assists, while Antony is yet to register a goal or an assist for Man United this season.
Transfer: It’s baffling – Ian Wright on Ten Hag’s decision not to sign two players
