Ahead of United’s WSL game with Tottenham on Sunday, Skinner was once again asked about the Red Devils’ chances of signing some players in January. Previously, minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has expressed lukewarm interest in the fortunes of the women’s team. Aside from that, Skinner revealed the latest on the club’s recruitment plans on Friday.
He said: “We are already hopefully close to a couple of players, which I think will be exciting. We need to be creative within the parameters, but what I’d say is, we need to add to the group. I think I’ve said this all throughout…. I think everybody’s said it, haven’t they? But I must stress, and I need to stress again: it’s not because of the quality of my players, it’s just the depth to kind of continue that experience as well, especially with the level of competition. I mean, you look at this Champions League, a tough tie at the top of the table and then [we have] Champions League again, then a quarter-final. So the level of competition is there. We need to bring in and I know both Matts [Johnson and Hargreaves], head of recruitment [and] obviously head of women’s football, are looking into that and have been for ages. So there’s a plan, there’s a focus. Hopefully we’re close to a couple and if we can bring more in that would be nice.”