Erik ten Hag reveals FFP prevented Man Utd from signing his January transfer target
Erik ten Hag wanted Manchester United to sign a striker in January (Getty)
Erik ten Hag has revealed that Manchester United were prevented from signing a striker in the January transfer window due to Financial Fair Play regulations.
United have been heavily reliant on Rasmus Hojlund this season but their £72 million summer signing from Atalanta is now set to be sidelined for at least two weeks due to a muscle injury.
With Anthony Martial also injured, Ten Hag is expected to give 19-year-old academy forward Omari Forson his first Premier League start for their clash at home to Fulham on Saturday.
Ten Hag says he was pushing for United to add a new striker to his squad in January but claims financial restrictions ruled out the possibility of a deal.
‘First of all, striker options are the most difficult to fill, especially at our level,’ Ten Hag said.
‘We had two strikers. I get it about Anthony Martial, but he has done for us last season great things.
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‘So he?s also on a high payment, in this club. So when you bring another one in, you strike him out. So there are all arguments not to do it. Then we have Marcus Rashford, who can also play very good in the front position. So we have actually three strikers in our squad.
‘Then when I got the news about Anthony Martial...
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