Man Utd: Ralf Rangnick’s funny exchange with fan over transfer targets

Manchester United fans will expect their club to spend big once again in the summer in order to close the gap on Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.

The Red Devils are currently two thirds of the way through an extremely disappointing campaign and have their work cut out to secure a top-four finish.

Some fans and pundits alike expected a serious Premier League title challenge following the signings of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane; however, it soon became clear that Man Utd were miles off.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was eventually sacked and replaced by Ralf Rangnick, who’s in charge of the team on an interim basis until the end of the season.

The respected German tactician is poised to move into a consultancy role at Old Trafford this summer, while another coach will be appointed as the club’s manager on a permanent basis.

Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag remain the frontrunners for the job.

Whether Rangnick will have any say on which players are signed is currently unclear, but the United caretaker boss sounded doubtful about the club’s ability to sign a trio of stars this summer when the subject was raised by a fan.

Footage after Saturday’s disappointing 0-0 draw against Watford shows a fan saying to Rangnick: “There’s three big names to come in the summer: [Jules] Kounde, [Declan] Rice and [Erling] Haaland.”

Rangnick replied: “Who?”

The fan then repeated the three names and Rangnick said: “What are you dreaming at night?”

Watch the footage here:

Ralf Rangnick responds to fans summer transfer targets – Kounde, Rice & Haaland. #MUFC #ManUtd pic.twitter.com/t6ZBrJtHsU

At least he’s honest.

Still, most United fans would take any one of these players this summer.

Kounde, the Sevilla and France