Manchester United chief Ed Woodward rules out 'delusion' of big-money signings

The coronavirus pandemic has paused all forms of competitive football in Europe at the moment. The Dutch Eredivisie league recently announced that they will not finish the 2019-20 season. The Bundesliga and Premier League are hoping to resume next month, albeit behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Amid the ramifications of the crisis, Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward recently spoke about the club's transfer strategy in the upcoming transfer windows.

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Manchester United vice-chairman Ed Woodward rules out big transfer moves, says fans shouldn't be delusional

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ed Woodward addressed fan concerns at the recent quarterly fans' forum via a video conference call. The Manchester United vice-executive was quoted as saying "Nobody should be under any illusions about the scale of the challenge facing everyone in football and it may not be 'business as usual' for any clubs, including ourselves, in the transfer market this summer. As ever, our priority is the success of the team but we need visibility of the impact across the whole industry, including timings of the transfer window, and the wider financial picture, before we can talk about a return to normality.” 

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