Teddy Sheringham remains to be convinced that the new ownership at Manchester United will have "any significant impact" on the club's results.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe bought a minority stake in the Red Devils earlier this year and took over footballing operations, leading to some hope among the United fan base that the club would eventually find their way back into the upper echelon of the Premier League.
However, Sheringham is not among those who looked at Ratcliffe's takeover with blind optimism. The 58-year-old, who helped United win a treble in 1999 and two more league titles in 2000 and 2001, is waiting for the Red Devils to sign a "transformative" player before changing his mind, and he labels this summer's transfer window as one that is underwhelming so far.
"From my point of view, having a new football structure and Jim Ratcliffe involved as a minority owner doesn’t mean anything," Sheringham told onlinepoker.ltd.
"It doesn’t even touch the sides, and it won’t have any significant impact on what happens on the grass. It’s just a new man putting money into the football club.
"Bringing in a new CEO and football executives won’t improve the players or the manager. I can’t see the new owners showing their ambition by bringing in a player that is going to have a transformative effect on the football club.
"The business that United have concluded so far isn’t going to shift the needle. [Leny] Yoro and [Joshua] Zirkzee are both young guys who will need time to adapt to the demands of Premier League football. There are no guarantees that they will be good signings - you don’t know what you will get from them. They’re going to be inconsistent.
"Manchester United do not need any more inconsistencies, they need proper players that are going to give you an eight, nine or 10 out of 10 performance every week."
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