Louis van Gaal is not yet formally installed as Manchester United manager, and yet already his transfer market decisions are being very closely scrutinised.
With the news that Barcelona are prepared to sell Cesc Fabregas, but that United are claiming not to be interested, per Matt Law’s report in the Daily Telegraph, fans are again questioning the club’s lack of action in the transfer market. My personal response is one of confusion, given what an excellent player Fabregas is and how serious United’s midfield needs are.
United apparently turning down a move for him brings to mind the opinions of George Costanza—the perennial loser in love in the sitcom Seinfeld—of dating: “What’s the point? When I like them, they don’t like me. When they like me, I don’t like them.”
So far this summer it seems that when United want a player, he is not available, and when a player is available, United do not want him.
The issue of trust is a delicate one for United fans at the moment. It is a precious commodity, much easier to lose than to regain. For most of his 26 years in charge, certainly most of the latter two decades, Sir Alex Ferguson held an unparalleled level of trust among the supporters, in terms of his ability to bring success to the club…
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