Sir
Alex Ferguson has ruled out making any significant purchases during next
month's transfer window. Whilst Manchester United tend to stay out of
the mid-winter scramble for new players, it is not entirely unknown for
Ferguson to bolster his squad.
Henrik
Larsson is one player who springs to mind, whilst Nemanja Vidic and
Patrice Evra both arrived in January. However, despite fresh rumours
linking the Red Devils with Everton full-back Leighton Baines, Ferguson
has dampened expectations of a big-money arrival at Old Trafford.
"Don't
hold your breath waiting for Manchester United to jump through the
transfer window when it opens next week," Ferguson told United Review. "If you believed everything you read we would have the biggest squad in Europe, not to mention becoming bankrupt.
"It's
been open season to link us with a stack of players, admittedly some
very good ones, but it just isn't going to happen. You can never say
never in football because you don't know who might become available, but
speaking generally, I am not looking to do any serious business in
January.
"I don't have to because I am more
than satisfied with the players I have in my squad, a group as good as I
have had in my time at Old Trafford."
