Ten Hag reveals the secret behind signing Ugarte, and confirms the departure of his player

The Manchester United coach revealed the reason behind signing Manuel Ugarte, the Paris Saint-Germain player, and also confirmed the departure of Scott McTominay to Napoli.

Ten Hag said in Press conference before Liverpool's match on Sunday evening: "Hoylund and Mount are out of Sunday's match. Hoylund will return after the international break. We will see how things develop during the break to make him fit for the matches. It will take some time before he returns.".

He added: "McTominay is gone? I'm happy for him, but my feelings are mixed because I'd rather not lose him. Unfortunately, these are the rules. You have to sell (regarding Financial Fair Play rules), academy players bring a profit." Bigger.”

He went on about signing Ugarte: “We had three players in the number 10 position, and we did not have any players in the defensive midfield position. We had one player, so this is the idea behind signing him.”

And about Arne Sloat’s influence on Liverpool: “I will not speak on his behalf, but Liverpool is on another level with him. A mature team and players who have been together for a long time. As for us, we have to build a new team, combining youth and experienced players.”

He added: “We are looking forward to facing Liverpool. We have a good group. We can play with a good team. We are looking forward to this match.”

He concluded about the future of Sancho, who is close to leaving: “He is our player and we are happy with him. We need depth in the squad, because we must We have to play a lot of matches and we need all the players.”