There were exactly 29 days between Manchester United agreeing personal terms with Mason Mount and a fee with Chelsea. That alone is progress from the interminable Frenkie de Jong ordeal last year.
That lasted exactly 100 days; from the emergence of United's interest to concluding negotiations with Real Madrid for Casemiro. The one year remaining on Mount's Chelsea contract always made United hopeful of a swift deal.
They now have to move onto a striker and that cannot drag. Ideally, a new No.9 would be on board United's flight from Edinburgh to New York on July 19 ahead of three friendlies with Arsenal, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. The integration during a week-long training camp in San Diego is arguably more vital.
