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Lewis Barton

Man United's January transfer window simulated as £49m Ronaldo replacement signed

The January transfer window is officially upon us, and Manchester United are expected to be active this month.

Four Premier League wins on the bounce since the end of the 2022 World Cup has seen United break into the top four of the Premier League table, with Erik ten Hag's side joint in points with third-placed Newcastle with a game in hand. But, with Cristiano Ronaldo having departed the club, and Anthony Martial's injury record, Ten Hag wants to try and bring a striker to the club this January.

United spent big in the 2022 summer transfer window, with the likes of Casemiro, Antony, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez all arriving in a £206m spending spree. Martin Dubravka has been recalled by Newcastle United in the first bit of January business involving United, with Crystal Palace 'keeper Jack Butland set to replace the Slovakian as United's number two.

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