Manchester United ended the transfer window in farce and
disappointment with the deal to sign Ander Herrera having
failed after the club refused to pay his 36m buyout clause,
while claiming that imposters in Spain attempted to muscle in
on the deal.
This meant that David Moyes signed only Marouane Fellaini for
27.5m, 4m more than his expired buyout clause, despite a
summer that began with the pursuit of Barcelona’s Cesc Fbregas
and Thiago Alcntara.
As the 23.5m clause for Everton’s Fellaini ended on 31 July,
United faced the ignominy of having to pay more than this after
Moyes and Ed Woodward, the executive vice-chairman, decided to
allow it to expire in the hope the midfielder could be bought for
less.
With Fellaini handing in an official transfer request at Everton’s
training ground early on Monday evening three hours before the
window closed and United deciding to haggle over Herrera’s 36m
release clause despite the Spanish club making it clear they would
not sell for less, the strategy adopted by Moyes and Woodward
came down to a frantic effort to strengthen in the closing hours of
the window……
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