“It was a terrible decision” – Rio Ferdinand names the biggest transfer mistake by Manchester United in last 10 years

Rio Ferdinand has slammed Manchester United for not signing Harry Kane. He believes that the Tottenham striker could have been signed for the right amount.

Rio Ferdinand has labeled Manchester United’s failure to sign Harry Kane as the biggest mistake made by the club in the last decade.

He claimed that the striker, along with Arsenal star Declan Rice, could have been signed before they became the players they are today.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ferdinand said that Manchester United would have been in a much better situation if they had signed Kane and said:

“That’s the biggest mistake they’ve made in the last ten years. ‘If they paid the number Spurs wanted, they would have got him. It’s weird to think that it didn’t happen because of a couple of million here and there, it was a terrible decision.”

“I honestly think and I’m convinced that if Man United would have got Harry Kane and Declan Rice in that window, they’re in a different place now. It goes back to the environment, those two drive an environment I think because they’re two top pros.”

Harry Kane left Tottenham in 2023 for Bayern Munich for a reported £86 million deal. He has a £54 million release clause in his contract that can be activated in January 2026.