It's simple — Amorim says what Man United must do before signing players

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim provided some insights into the factors that impacted their activity in the January transfer window, as well as explaining what is required for acquisitions next summer. 

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Despite Manchester United's struggles and the specific requirements of the new manager's system, the Red Devils brought in wingback Patrick Dorgu from Lecce as the only senior acquisition in the winter transfer window. 

The €30 million acquisition for the Italy international was accompanied by budget deals for youngsters Ayden Heaven and Diego Leon. 

Given the exits of Marcus Rashford and Antony in the forward line, certainly the Red Devils needed more in the way of acquisitions. However, the Manchester-based club are not as flush as they have historically been, and this has led to the infamous INEOS penny-pinching policies. 

This consequently affects transfers, and the record Premier League winners cannot spend heavily in any given window without first generating income through sales; Amorim confirmed as much in his pre-match press conference for their clash against Tottenham. 

“Here it's simple: to do something we need to sell players,” he said when asked about acquisitions. “You know the rules better than me, so our focus is to win these games and then we have time to focus on that.”