Fergie content with squad
22 Jul 2008 - 15:17:14
Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested he would be happy to start the new season with his current Manchester United squad despite being hot on the trail of Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov.
Ferguson is thought to have tabled a £20million offer for Berbatov, but the veteran Scot has hinted that a failure to land the Bulgaria striker would not be a devastating blow ahead of the new season.
Last summer United spent around £50million adding the likes of Owen Hargreaves, Carlos Tevez, Nani and Anderson to the Old Trafford squad.
"We did a lot of stocking up last summer and bought players who were at the right ages," he told the Manchester Evening News.
"That was part of a policy we developed two years ago - to bring in young players. We're delighted with how that's gone and we think they can progress even further.
"If you take the squad I had in Moscow for the Champions League final, I had 23 players and those 23 players will still be there.
"It's a strong squad so we're happy with it at the moment. Obviously we always try to improve but it can be difficult to get the right kind of players.
"There are always reasons why clubs don't want to sell, just like we don't want to sell our best players, so that makes things a little difficult.
"But I'm very happy with the squad I have."