believes can win the next season if they sign two players this summer.
United , securing their return to the Champions League but failing to keep pace with Manchester City and Arsenal.
Ten Hag is keen to strengthen his Manchester United squad this summer but it remains to be seen what funds will be available to the Dutchman amid the club’s takeover.
Allardyce reckons the Red Devils are close to challenging Man City for the title and says United would be ‘second favourites to win the Premier League’ if they signed England stars Harry Kane and Declan Rice.
Ten Hag , having agreed to sanction Cristiano Ronaldo’s high-profile exit earlier in the season.
The former Ajax boss is also said to be keen to work with West Ham skipper Rice next season, but faces .
‘I absolutely think that if Manchester United sign Declan Rice and Harry Kane then they would be second favourites to win the Premier League,’ ex-Leeds United manager Allardyce told .
‘I saw Declan Rice first hand at West Ham away this season. It’s rare that you see a player who has been brought up as a centre half evolve into a central midfield player as well as he has.
‘He’s the all-action midfield player, he’s not just a sitting anchor man, he’s everything. He’s a passer and he’s box-to-box, and people might say he doesn’t score enough to be worth £100m, but what he can bring to the team would evolve Manchester United through the middle.
‘If Harry Kane and Declan Rice were both through the middle for United then they’d be fighting for spots one and two in the league.’
As well as impressing in the Premier League this season, Manchester United also secured their first piece of silverware since 2017 by lifting the League Cup and will go for a domestic up double this weekend.
Ten Hag’s side travel to Wembley on Saturday to face Premier League champions and treble-chasing Manchester City in the FA Cup final.
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