Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spent roughly £75million on signing five players for Manchester United in the summer of 2020.
Donny van de Beek, Amad, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri and Edinson Cavani - the latter on a free transfer - arrived and it's fair to say that summer transfer window isn't remembered with great fondness. There is still hope Amad can vindicate the hefty price tag he commanded but his fellow arrivals are considered poor or disappointing signings and, ironically, the best business that summer was done in the academy set-up.
That's because Alejandro Garnacho, Alvaro Fernandez and Marc Jurado were all signed from Spain and with the benefit of hindsight, were tremendous deals that could look even better in the near future. Although there were strict laws forbidding social gatherings due to the pandemic when those players signed, all three gradually adapted and they were given access to documentaries on the club and Manchester to help them integrate.
