Wayne Rooney is hoping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is given "two or three years" to transform Manchester United back into a credible Premier League title contender.
The Red Devils will be playing in the Europa League next season after a disappointing campaign saw them finish down in sixth position in the table.
United were over 30 points adrift of champions Manchester City and runners up Liverpool and look a million miles away from challenging for another title.
He's better spending £30-40m on players with potential and building the squad around those five or six players.
Wayne Rooney
Therefore, former United star, Rooney, wants the Old Trafford board to give Solskjaer the time required to build a winning team instead of just throwing big-money at a couple of star names to try and cut the gap at the top.
"The first thing Ole has to do is build the squad and I don't think bringing in one or two players for £100m is going to help the players already there," Rooney told BBC Radio.
"He's better spending £30-40m on players with potential and building the squad around those five or six players.
"You could bring in players in Ronaldo, Messi, Ramos or Bale but it's going to cost you £350m and you'd get two years out of them and you've written that money off."
"The club needs to rebuild with younger players but they need to be good enough and I think the fans will understand that they are probably not going to compete for the Premier League next year," he added.
"Let Ole have that time to build a team for the next two or three years that are going to compete at Premier League and Champions League level."
United are 20/1 to win the Premier League, while they are priced at 8/11 for a top-four finish.
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Wayne Rooney is hoping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is given "two or three years" to transform Manchester United back into a credible Premier League title contender.
The Red Devils will be playing in the Europa League next season after a disappointing campaign saw them finish down in sixth position in the table.
United were over 30 points adrift of champions Manchester City and runners up Liverpool and look a million miles away from challenging for another title.
He's better spending £30-40m on players with potential and building the squad around those five or six players.
Wayne Rooney
Therefore, former United star, Rooney, wants the Old Trafford board to give Solskjaer the time required to build a winning team instead of just throwing big-money at a couple of star names to try and cut the gap at the top.
"The first thing Ole has to do is build the squad and I don't think bringing in one or two players for £100m is going to help the players already there," Rooney told BBC Radio.
"He's better spending £30-40m on players with potential and building the squad around those five or six players.
"You could bring in players in Ronaldo, Messi, Ramos or Bale but it's going to cost you £350m and you'd get two years out of them and you've written that money off."
"The club needs to rebuild with younger players but they need to be good enough and I think the fans will understand that they are probably not going to compete for the Premier League next year," he added.
"Let Ole have that time to build a team for the next two or three years that are going to compete at Premier League and Champions League level."
United are 20/1 to win the Premier League, while they are priced at 8/11 for a top-four finish.
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Source: bet365.com