Ed Woodward failed ‘several’ times in moves for Italian sporting director Manchester United have failed more than once in trying to lure sporting director Andrea Berta to Old Trafford, claims a report in Spain. Atletico Madrid supremo Berta, 48, has been on United’s radar for two years, but Marca claims that United have seen “several” approaches from Ed Woodward end in failure. In September 2018 the Evening Standard claimed that Brescia-born Berta had joined the shortlist for the role at United. A job that they said United were hoping to fill by the end of the calendar year. Names such as Paul Mitchell, who recently joined Monaco, and Ajax’s Edwin van der Sar were also bandied about, as well as Monchi. But in January 2019, the Daily Mail said Atletico Madrid chief Berta was “top of their list”. Now though two years on from that and Ed Woodward is yet to find a suitable incumbent. Spanish outlet Marca confirm that United have had their sights on Berta and are keen on Berta, who has been with Atletico since May 2013. However, they claim that Serie A side Roma also have him in their sights as they look for a long-term appointment to shape their squad. Berta is described as “one of the most sought-after sports directors” and the report says that Inter Milan and AC Milan have tried to tempt him away from the Wanda Metropolitano previously. United are also included in that list and have apparently tried “several times to take over his service without success”. Subscribe to TEAMtalk’s daily newsletter… Monchi says United are lacking Meanwhile, Sevilla sporting director Monchi recently suggested that United should have their own sporting director, claiming he could not understand why a club of their stature did not. “This is my opinion – all clubs should have this position,” he told The Telegraph in September. “What is the main function? To dedicate the time to everything that relates on a sports level. Where 60-70 per cent of the budget is allocated to the first team, if you don’t have a specialist who deals with that, it is very difficult to understand.” Solskjaer snapped back at those claims last month and said United have “got good people running our club.” “There’s always people who want to talk about how well they’re running things and how well they’re doing,” Solskjaer said (via the Metro). “We’ve all got different views on how football should be played and how clubs should be run. “We’ve got good people running our club and there’s always discussions behind the scenes, which people don’t know about, around how we’re doing things and evaluating everything. “It’s a process the club is going through all the time, discussing if we’ve got the right people in the right positions.” READ MORE… The post Ed Woodward failed ‘several’ times in moves for Italian sporting director appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Manchester United have failed more than once in trying to lure sporting director Andrea Berta to Old Trafford, claims a report in Spain.

Atletico Madrid supremo Berta, 48, has been on United’s radar for two years, but Marca claims that United have seen “several” approaches from Ed Woodward end in failure.

In September 2018 the Evening Standard claimed that Brescia-born Berta had joined the shortlist for the role at United.

A job that they said United were  hoping to fill by the end of the calendar year.

Names such as Paul Mitchell, who recently joined Monaco, and Ajax’s Edwin van der Sar were also bandied about, as well as Monchi.

But in January 2019, the Daily Mail said Atletico Madrid chief Berta was “top of their list”.

Now though two years on from that and Ed Woodward is yet to find a suitable incumbent.

Spanish outlet Marca confirm that United have had their sights on Berta and are keen on Berta, who has been with Atletico since May 2013.

 

 

 

 

However, they claim that Serie A side Roma also have him in their sights as they look for a long-term appointment to shape their squad.

Berta is described as “one of the most sought-after sports directors” and the report says that Inter Milan and AC Milan have tried to tempt him away from the Wanda Metropolitano previously.

United are also included in that list and have apparently tried “several times to take over his service without success”.

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Monchi says United are lacking

Meanwhile, Sevilla sporting director Monchi recently suggested that United should have their own sporting director, claiming he could not understand why a club of their stature did not.

“This is my opinion – all clubs should have this position,” he told The Telegraph in September.

“What is the main function? To dedicate the time to everything that relates on a sports level. Where 60-70 per cent of the budget is allocated to the first team, if you don’t have a specialist who deals with that, it is very difficult to understand.”

Solskjaer snapped back at those claims last month and said United have “got good people running our club.”

“There’s always people who want to talk about how well they’re running things and how well they’re doing,” Solskjaer said (via the Metro).

“We’ve all got different views on how football should be played and how clubs should be run.

“We’ve got good people running our club and there’s always discussions behind the scenes, which people don’t know about, around how we’re doing things and evaluating everything.

“It’s a process the club is going through all the time, discussing if we’ve got the right people in the right positions.”

READ MORE…

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Matthew Briggs