We might only be just over a week into the summer transfer window, but already Manchester United find themselves playing catch up to their rivals.
This was always going to be a difficult summer for Erik ten Hag. Last season’s horror show has left him with a mountain of work to do, and far from the ideal platform in which to do it.
United’s failure to land a top-four spot was always going to be a hindrance this summer, although their new manager perhaps didn’t expect things to be quite so difficult. Their pursuit of Frenkie de Jong isn’t quite going to plan, with Barcelona playing hardball over the midfielder’s fee, while reports are suggesting their interest in Jurrien Timber and Christian Eriksen could be all for nothing.
