Erik ten Hag admits he wants to purchase English players but they are too EXPENSIVE.

Erik ten Hag states he would be happy to get British players, but domestic players are more expensive than overseas acquisitions.

United have signed three players this summer: Feyenoord full-back Tyrell Malacia for £14.6 million, free agent Christian Eriksen, and Lisandro Martinez from Ten Hag’s former club Ajax for £55.3 million.

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United is also interested in Ajax wingers Antony and Frenkie de Jong, who both played for Ten Hag at the Amsterdam club.

United have agreed a £71 million deal with Barcelona for De Jong, but the deal has been complicated by the Catalan club’s £17 million in deferred wages and the player’s reluctance to move to Old Trafford.

Ten Hag appears to be following a pattern, but the new United manager insists he would rather sign English players if there wasn’t a premium on homegrown talent.

I would like to sign English players because I think there is only one criteria and that’s quality in combination with the price.

It looks like English players are quite expensive. It’s a fact you cannot deny.

In the end, it’s about quality.

Ten Hag

Source: Daily Mail