
Addressing the centre-back position was one of Manchester United’s top objectives in the transfer window this summer, following a 2023/24 Premier League campaign that saw the club finish with a negative goal difference for the first time since 1990.
Erik ten Hag’s side were able to bring in big-money centre-backs, with 18-year-old Leny Yoro joining from Lille, while the Red Devils boss was able to reunite with his former Ajax star Matthijs de Light, who signed in a £42million move from Bayern Munich.