Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have been heavily linked with a move for Swansea City winger Daniel James (Picture: Getty)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is hoping to get his transfer business done as soon as possible and wants to invest in players who will be at Manchester United for the long-term.

Reports earlier this week claimed the Norwegian wants any new arrivals to have been secured by the start of the club’s pre-season tour of Australasia which begins on July 8.

United are said to be on the verge of completing a £15m deal for Swansea winger Daniel James, 21, a transfer the would represent a move away from the glamour signings made by several of Solskjaer’s predecessors.

After a disastrous run of form which has cost United any hope of securing Champions League qualification ahead of the final game of the Premier League season, United could finish behind the eventual champions by as many as 32 points and Solskjaer admits, regardless of new arrivals, any hope of competing with Manchester City and Liverpool for the title next term is fanciful at best.




Daniel James has been linked with a £15million move to Manchester United (Picture: Getty)

‘I don’t know how man names have been mentioned, there are players i have barely seen who it says we are going to sign! The earlier you can do the transfers, the better it is,’ he said when asked about the potential signing of James.

‘I can’t comment on every single individual. i don’t like when others talk about my players, I won’t talk about others.’

‘I think I have been quite honest that challenging for the title next year would be a miraculous season because we are so far behind points-wise,’ he added.

‘Next season we have to close that gap, if we manager to get to February or March and still be close then that’s fantastic.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists neither Wayne Rooney or Cristiano Ronaldo were the finished articles when they joined Man Utd (Picture: Getty)

‘If not this summer will also be about players that can last here for many years. No it’s not just about ready-made players. We’ve never been a ready-made club.

‘[Cristiano] Ronaldo was never ready-made, Wayne Rooney was never ready-made. Loads of the players that come here and really developed into the top superstars that they have become.

‘That’s always going to be the model – that we will develop players because I’ve got the best staff, the best environment.

‘And the best supporters because they love players that excite them, that get them off their seats and we hope to get some of them in.’