Scouts for Manchester United seem to be too focused on rapid improvement where they seem to expect some players who shine at one club and are recruited to Mancehster United to do the same but do not see whether the philosophy goes well or not later which makes a lot of purchases even at absurd prices but instead end up with the same thing where failure always occurs.
But it is undeniable that this scheme for Mancheter United is likely to continue for now even as the rumors are still the same where they will try to find targets with good performance in the squad as for this summer where rumors they will bring in Gyokeres with the hope of continuing that in the EPL which sometimes this competition is a problem for some players because they have to improve more in the EPL.
In my opinion Manchester United scouting approach is not good. They are too focused on finding players who can make instant impact without thinking about whether they will fit in with team long term plans. This has led to cycle of expensive signings that mostly fail. And you are it is disappointing to see that Manchester United is still using this approach even though it has not worked well in past. Rumors about signing players like Gyokeres this summer suggest that they are still prioritizing short term gains over long term success. EPL is very tough competition and it is not always easy for players to adapt and improve. I think Manchester United needs to change their strategy and focus on building strong team with clear vision.
Actually in this case looking for players who are in good development at the previous club is also not wrong because indeed something like this is not only done by Manchester United, but on the other hand they should be wiser by trying to emphasize whether the players who are in good development have the same vision or match the philosophy that Manchester United has.
But the mistake in this case is that sometimes for scouts, especially in the Ten Hag era, they sometimes focus too much on performance at the previous club without wanting to look further at the match with the Manchester United style, especially in some seasons Ten Hag also always applies the standards of the players who are bought on the basis of closeness in the Netherlands or players who have worked with him which makes the situation more difficult than imagined.
At the moment for Gyokeres it is still very much an option but on the other hand at the end of the day we certainly understand the current pressure of Manchester United so as not to let what they spend in terms of finance later it makes the same situation as this season where expensive players do not have a good contribution to the club.