Former Manchester United forward Andy Cole believes the world-class players today would choose City or Liverpool over the Red Devils.
Manchester United are struggling to get the players they want in the transfer market once again.
The Red Devils have only completed the signing of Donny van de Beek from AFC Ajax and had a few failed attempts to sign Jadon Sancho, who is their number one target for the summer.
Their former striker Andy Cole believes one of the reasons for United’s failure is the fact that they do not attract top players as they did back in his playing days.
“To try and close the gap on Liverpool and Manchester City they are going to have to stop buying to improve themselves. At the moment they’re vying for the same type of players. It’s a double-edged sword,” he told Goal.
“When Manchester United were dominating all the best players wanted to come to Man United and they wanted to come for a reason, because they had the opportunity of winning and that’s what it’s about.
“When you don’t have the opportunity to win you’re not going to say you will go to Man United if Liverpool or Man City are interested. Instead, you’re going to go to one of those clubs where you can win things.
“That’s the toughest sell for Ole at the moment, saying ‘I think you should sign for Manchester United instead of Man City or Liverpool because we’re building for the next two to three years and then in the next two to three years we could win the league.’
“For me, if I’m a player I would be thinking ‘have I got two or three years?’ Or do I want to start winning things now and then in three years’ time if I’ve won it three times and then they come in for me then I could consider that I’ll move then.”
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