Ralf Rangnick has revealed he had as many as six players on his wish-list for Manchester United, before they decided not to do any business ahead of the summer.
Rangnick spent the second half of last season in a caretaker role at Old Trafford following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking.
He was replaced in the summer by Ajax manager Erik ten Hag, who immediately set to work reshaping the squad with several big-name signings.
It had been believed the rebuild would start before his arrival, though, with many having predicted a busy January transfer window under Rangnick following his arrival in the winter.
That never happened, though, with Manchester United instead preferring to keep their money and plan for the rebuild under Ten Hag in the summer.
That is something they have since done but it seems Rangnick did have players in mind for the winter window and has now named those who were discussed. 
“But even without such a script, it was clear to everyone that there was a need in many areas.
“That’s why we were already discussing players like Josko Gvardiol and Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig. Those were names that were realistic.
“We also talked about Alvaro Morata, Luis Diaz, Dusan Vlahovic and, as I said, Haaland when they were still on the market. But the club decided at that time to rebuild the team under the new coach.”
