Signing Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos would not solve the problems at Manchester United, says former captain Wayne Rooney.
Rooney, who now plays for MLS side, DC United, does not think the Red Devils will compete with Liverpool and Manchester City for the Premier League title next season.
The former England skipper, 33, expects a “tricky” summer of transfer business for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has been linked with several players – including Ajax’s teenage defender Matthijs de
Rooney said: “The first thing Ole has to do is build the squad and I don’t think bringing in one or two players for £100m is going to help the players already there.
“He’s better spending £30-40m on players with potential and building the squad around those five or six players.
“You could bring in players in Ronaldo, Messi, Ramos or Bale but it’s going to cost you £350m and you’d get two years out of them and you’ve written that money off.”
Solskjaer, who succeeded Jose Mourinho as United boss – initially on an interim basis – in December, has already begun to reshape his squad, with Swansea winger Daniel James, 21, heading to Old Trafford.
