Ferguson ' s decision to make reinforcing his defence his priority is surprising given his need for new midfielders but the deal confirms that malcolm glazer is willing to back him in the transfer market . glazer may be unable to compete on level terms with roman abramovich but his net expenditure since taking control in june is 也许在买入球员方面，格拉泽还不能和切尔西老板阿布拉莫维奇相提并论，但自去年入主曼联以来，格拉泽在加强球队实力方面的净支出已经达到了1500万英镑，而且许诺还会继续加大投资。
