LOUIS VAN GAAL insists “money doesn’t play any role” in Manchester United’s transfer policy.
United have spent over €180 million since Van Gaal’s arrival at the club, acquiring the likes of Angel Di Maria, Radamel Falcao and Marcos Rojo as part of a major squad revamp, while ex-Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes completed his move to Old Trafford earlier this week.
And Van Gaal says that the club will continue to spend whatever he deems necessary as he continues to reshape the playing staff at Old Trafford.
“When I cannot improve my selection, then I wait,” he told reporters. “And then I maybe have to wait a year more. Maybe you think that there are so many fantastic players, but it is not like that.
“[However,] I don’t [necessarily] prefer to wait until the summer when I can improve my selections. That I have showed with Valdes.
“When we can buy a player who can improve my selection, the club shall buy. Money is not interesting. It is always quality of the players in comparison with the other players that I have. I have to compare. I have to decide. Money doesn’t play any role.”
Van Gaal has assembled a fearsome attacking triumvirate since taking the United reins, with Falcao, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney all vying for a starting spot.
But he has promised United fans that he will improve the club’s “quality” in the final third over the duration of his tenure.
“Now that I coach Manchester United, I expect more attacking quality,” he added. “If it is not this year, then next season or the season after that. We shall improve and you shall see it.”
