Manchester United have already been active in the transfer market this summer and there are still seven weeks until the window closes. But even after announcing three new captures this week, the job of preparing the squad for a return to the Champions League is not done.
Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans go some way to rebuilding a midfield left in skeletal form by Casemiro’s departure and Manuel Ugarte’s long-term injury. It was already in need of a depth boost anyway, made even more important when the number of matches being played in 2026–27 goes up by at least eight—but ideally a lot more—on last season.
