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Ferguson told to sell before he can buy
Fergie: Kenyon cost us Ronnie
Sir Alex Ferguson will not be allowed to expand his squad this summer, even though he believes it is too weak to compete in Europe.
Last month, the Manchester United manager complained that he had only 18 outfield players to choose from, leaving him at a disadvantage compared to the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus. However, despite the club yesterday announcing a 32 per cent increase in profits before player disposals in the six months to 31 January, the chief executive, Peter Kenyon, said he will not sanction any transfers unless the squad size is kept at current levels.
"It is fair to say that if Sir Alex wants to buy someone, he will have to sell someone else," Kenyon said. "You can only field 11 players at one time and we have 24 in our squad, which, when it is supplemented with some of our younger players, we feel is the right number to get through 70-plus games a year."
Even though United maintain the highest wage bill in the Premiership, at £39.7m for the six-month period, it still represents only 43 per cent of their turnover, below that achieved by any of their rivals. The only negative note was the actual dip in overall profit to £20.3m, which arose as a consequence of United not selling any key players.
Ferguson told to sell before he can buy
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has openly criticised former chief executive Peter Kenyon for his failure to complete the club's move for Ronaldinho.
Ferguson believes that Kenyon - who left the club to become a part of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea - 'didn't get the job done' when he failed to lure Brazilian Ronaldinho to Old Trafford.
After looking set for England, Ronaldinho plumped for a move to Barcelona, and Ferguson believes that United have missed out on a major player.
"It was disappointing not to get Ronaldinho," admitted Ferguson in the News of the World.
"There was a problem with his brother, who was his agent, but Peter Kenyon, who was chief executive then, didn't get the job done.
Fergie: Kenyon cost us Ronnie