Carrick urges Manchester United to increase transfer spending

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has urged the club to increase its transfer spending to keep pace with Premier League title rivals, stating that the team needs more quality and depth to compete on multiple fronts. Speaking at the team's preseason training camp in the Republic of Ireland on Thursday, Carrick acknowledged that United's summer outlay of approximately £85 million on Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans, and Karl Darlow pales in comparison to the investments made by other top clubs.

Carrick, who secured a third-place finish after taking over as interim manager last season, emphasized that while the club has conducted good business, the pursuit of improvement is ongoing. "We always want to improve. We want more, we need more, we keep looking for how we can do that. That never stops," he told reporters. The manager noted that United remains the only one of the Premier League's traditional top six never to have spent more than £100 million on a single player, a stark contrast to rivals like Chelsea, Manchester City, and Tottenham, who have all made such signings in recent years.

When asked why United cannot invest Champions League revenue into elite players, Carrick...