Not long ago, Man United head coach Jose Mourinho said that Vice President Ed Woodward had known his transfer plan since March. He said: "He has known since March who I want to buy, what I want and at what price. Now is the time for him because he will have a break in August when I am working.
This statement of Coach Mourinho clearly shows one thing: Complete the transfer soon. Man City are the team that does this best, having spent nearly £80 million on midfielder Bernardo Silva and goalkeeper Ederson.
Here are some benefits that teams can get from doing this job quickly.
Avoid economic losses with late contracts
Last season's Premier League player of the season, N'Golo Kante, joined Chelsea from Leicester on July 16, 2016, just a week after France's defeat in the EURO 2016 final. Meanwhile, it was not until 3 weeks later that Man United completed the £89 million deal with Paul Pogba.
Kante has come a long way in these weeks while Pogba has spent a long time in harmony with coach Mourinho's squad. In the end, Pogba also had good performances but his influence was still far behind his compatriot's midfielder.
Tottenham spent £30m on Moussa Sissoko in the final hours of the summer 2016 transfer window. This midfielder has never had good enough matches to win the sympathy of coach Pochettino.
Several other signings signed on 31/8/2016 such as Islam Slimani (to Leicester for £30 million) or Alvaro Arbeloa (free transfer to West Ham) could also be considered a failure.The deal for David Luiz to return to Chelsea was a rare case of success in the 2016-17 season.
Players need time to integrate
In the summer of 2017, only the Confed Cup was a tournament for national teams in a year without the World Cup, EURO or Copa America. Germany, Portugal, Chile are the big teams that will compete in Russia this summer. Thanks to that, the coaches will have more time for the players to absorb their philosophy.
For coach Pep Guardiola, who needs a lot of time to work with the players, when Man City still has many weaknesses from last season that need to be solved, the summer of 2017 will be a golden opportunity for him to work with the entire squad during the pre-season training period.
Man City need to quickly find more full-backs after recruiting midfielder Bernardo Silva and goalkeeper Ederson. Ederson will definitely replace Bravo after the Chilean goalkeeper had a disastrous season. He was a signing in the final week of Man City's 2016 summer transfer market. arriving at the Etihad late, Bravo did not have time to work with the defenders to create cohesion for the entire defense.
The longer you wait, the higher the price
Liverpool's announcement of withdrawal in the deal of centre-back Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) shows that they are looking to avoid a price race with Man City and Chelsea. Coach Jurgen Klopp has a lower transfer budget, so he needs to quickly complete the contracts as soon as possible.
If The Kop continue to rush into this deal, they will lose their efforts in the competition for salary and transfer fees as happened to Alexis Sanchez and Willian, who now play for Arsenal and Chelsea.
Reducing failures in the market
Coach Mourinho and Vice President Ed Woodward should probably be happy that the possibility of getting the signature of striker Antoine Griezmann was soon ruled out after Atletico Madrid were still banned from transfers in the summer of 2017. Instead, they could switch to other viable targets.
In the past, the "Red Devils" were involved in chasing a player for a very long time but in the end still failed. The effort to chase Cesc Fabregas in 2013 when coaches David Moyes and Mr. Ed Woodward was the clearest. The midfielder has chosen to stay at Barcelona rather than go to Man United.
It was still 2013, after failing to bring Ander Herrera, coach David Moyes had to bring his former Everton student Marouane Fellaini to Old Trafford. It was not until 2014 that Herrera became a Man United player.
Less confused with rumors
One reason why the coaches want to complete their contracts early is that they do not want to talk about the team's transfer rumors in the pre-season preparation process.
When Man United goes to California, Texas, Utah (USA) or Norway this summer, Coach Mourinho will hope he won't have to answer questions like "The Red Devils" asked David De Gea to discuss with Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.
