Manchester United’s new head coach Ruben Amorim does not have transfer veto | OneFootball

Manchester United’s new boss, Ruben Amorim, will not have a transfer veto written into his contract.

The Red Devils have historically given their managers a huge amount of control, and this often extended to transfer decisions.

Since Ineos have come to town and built their own football structure with the likes of Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth, and Jason Wilcox becoming key members, this has consequently changed the role of United managers.

Former boss Erik ten Hag was asked to give up control of transfers in the summer but still managed to retain a veto which allowed him to overrule what the powers above him had to say if he vehemently disagreed with a transfer decision.

This could be seen in action when Ten Hag vetoed the deadline loan moves of Christian Eriksen and Antony this summer.

United want to move away from this model and let the appointed coach just get on with coaching the team in new tactics and style of play.

Therefore, according to journalist Ben Jacobs, Amorim’s appointment is the “first time Manchester United has appointed a ‘head coach’ rather than a ‘manager’.”

Jacobs also went on to state that “Amorim does not have a recruitment veto. He is a notably different profile from former United bosses.”

Nonetheless, “his arrival also reflects the evolution of Manchester United’s football structure” and seems a better fit than Ten Hag, who was appointed under sole Glazer control in 2022.

The decision-makers at United have shown a lot of faith in the 39-year-old Portuguese head coach, as they will allow him to bring a significant amount of coaches from his current club, Sporting Lisbon, and paid a substantial compensation fee to free him of his contract mid-season.

Therefore, it is logical that Amorim will have a say on what type of players he wants and who he wants, but he will not have the final say on the matter.

The theory behind this is that then the likes of Ashworth and Berrada can think about the long-term future of the club rather than the whims of a certain manager, as this tactic in the past has seen the club collect a rather Frankenstein-type squad with numerous players who excel in different systems.

United fans will be hoping that the power-holders at United have finally got the recipe right this time around as they look to get back to being relevant again in the Premier League and Champions League world.