Man United's transfer track record dating back to Sir Alex Ferguson's success gives reason for frustration over lack of transfer business
Manchester United's work in the transfer business is far from complete despite the Premier League season starting next weekend. Erik ten Hag has only managed to add two players to his squad so far but at least three more signings could be completed before the end of the month.
READ MORE: Man United's Matthijs de Ligt transfer impact explained as Bayern Munich make 'final decision' One quick sweep of social media to gauge a reading of the fanbase and the trending question is United's lack of preparation going into the news season. MEN Sport understands that the club's recruitment has stalled amid the lack of movements with players leaving since Mason Greenwood's exit to Marseille.
In fact, minus Dimitar Berbatov's Deadline Day arrival in 2008, key players like Edwin Van Der Sar, Park Ji-Sung, Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia, David De Gea and Robin van Persie all signed on the dotted line before Premier League football returned. Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the 2019 and 2020 summers saw players join before the start of the season. In 2021, perhaps the club's biggest summer in the last decade, Jadon Sancho's long-standing transfer saga was completed early but the arrivals of Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo came later on.
In an ideal world, United would welcome Marco Silva's Fulham to Old Trafford next Friday with a new No.6 to partner Kobbie Mainoo in midfield and a new face alongside Lisandro Martinez in defence. However, due to the failure to sell players and Ineos being considerate in their spending, United could see 32-year-old Casemiro start in midfield and one of Harry Maguire or Victor Lindelof, who could be sold this summer, start.
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