Overview

• Ferdinand said on his Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, in conversation with Michael Owen, that United would be in a different place now had they signed Harry Kane and Declan Rice in the 2023 window.
• He labelled not pushing for Kane as the club’s biggest error of the past decade, calling it a terrible decision if it fell through over a small fee gap.
• Kane joined Bayern Munich in 2023 for €100m plus €10m in add-ons and Rice moved to Arsenal for £105m, deals completed weeks apart.
• United signed Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount that summer instead; Hojlund is now on loan at Napoli and Mount has struggled with injuries.
• Set against United’s post‑Ferguson decline, which included a 15th‑place league finish last season, the club has since spent around £200m on attackers under Ruben Amorim while navigating PSR constraints.