There have not been many occasions in recent years where Manchester United have parted with a transfer fee to sign a player from the English Football League.
With the exception of signing of Daniel James from Swansea City in June 2019 and Nick Powell from Crewe Alexandra in the same month back in 2012, United have preferred the Hollywood additions, opposed to scouring the lower reaches of the English football pyramid for that next hidden gem.
When you take into account just how many youngsters have made the leap from United's academy to the first-team fold in recent years, such as the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Elanga to name just a handful, the club's apparent reluctance to dive deeper for promising talent does come as a surprise.
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