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According to Sky Sports, Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson has urged the club to appoint Steve Walsh in a “consultancy role to help with structural changes” at the club.
What’s the word?
The report claims despite Ferguson’s recommendation, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward looks set to ignore the former United boss’ advice and still favours bringing in a former player of the club for the role.
The Old Trafford side have been on the lookout for a sporting director according to reports in recent months but if Woodward gets his way, then it appears the experienced option of Walsh might not be the man to get the job.
Sir Alex has got this one wrong
Walsh was the head of recruitment at Leicester when they performed the miracle to end all miracles and clinched the Premier League title in the 2015/2016 campaign. He was credited with the signings of both N’golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez, who were later sold for substantial profits.
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But since that incredible season there has been some major question marks over Walsh’s effectiveness at the job. His move to Everton in 2017 saw the Toffees spend around £150m on new players, only to find themselves in the relegation zone by October.
Signings like Davy Klaassen for £23.6m were the absolute symbol of the scattergun approach Everton seemed to have in the transfer market. After Romelu Lukaku left, the Merseyside club needed a striker. They failed to really address that glaring issue and looked totally inept up front all season because of it.
United are in dire need of someone to reconnect the club’s fanbase. For that reason, Woodward is right in wanting a former player who knows the club well instead of Walsh.
The Old Trafford fans would give a former hero some patience even if things get off to a rocky start – just look at how they’ve taken to Solskjaer despite the side’s difficult end to last season.
The likes of Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho were brought to Old Trafford despite claims they may have been past their best and neither really worked out.
Walsh may have been great at Leicester a few seasons ago, but there’s a feeling that his time at Goodison Park may have been the end of the road; United just simply can’t afford to look at the past once more when they desperately need to dream about the future.