Former Manchester United skipper Gary Neville has expressed surprise over the club’s move to sign Mason Mount from Chelsea.
Speaking on The Overlap, Neville felt there are more pressing matters in United’s engine room.
The Red Devils’ opening bid for the England international is expected to be in the region of £55million but the clubs remain apart in their valuation with Chelsea looking for £70million.
Mount wants to join the Old Trafford outfit this summer as his future at Stamford remains uncertain.
“I am surprised about the Mason Mount one to be honest with you,” Neville said.
“For the reported £60 million fee… he is a very good player, that isn’t a question for me.
“But I look at the players United have got already in terms of Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen, Casemiro, Fred and Scott McTominay. Do I think Mason Mount is the player to go in and sort all that out? I’m not quite sure.
“I think you would have been better off going and playing £100million plus on Jude Bellingham or £80-100million on Declan Rice and getting something you think can be the real thing.
“Does Mount, Casemiro and Bruno work as a midfield three? Spending £60million, you have got to get that jump towards winning the league from third place. Manchester United at this moment in time, they haven’t got the money and they haven’t got the promise of the new ownership to be able to throw the big money at players.”
