MU hopes to complete a few deals before the summer transfer closed on September 1. In addition, the sale of players is also considered a vital factor at Old Trafford.
Need to add 2 new rookies
Man United only had a week to strengthen the force before the summer transfer closed at 19:00 on September 1.
Although the 2025/26 season has only passed the first rounds, everything that has shown so far shows that the Red Devils still have a lot of work to do. It was not surprising after a recent disaster season, but the remuneration of Man United often surprised many people.
The key positions that need to be the goalkeeper and a new central midfielder, when these positions have revealed weaknesses in the first two Premier League matches that Ruben Amorim's team has experienced.
Altay Bayindir and Andre Onana have both played poorly for more than a year, and Man United hoped that Senne Lampens would be ready to replace if the deal from Royal Antwerp was completed.
Man United need a reliable number one goalkeeper to play weekly for Amorim's team. This is the position that they have struggled since David De Gea reached the peak of his form in the early 2020s. Of course, there are still many doubts whether Lampens can take this pressure role at the age of 23.
In the middle line, Brighton's Carlos Baleba will be a dream contract. However, the price of more than £ 100 million made an agreement almost impossible to happen this summer.
Quickly liquidate the “Bomb Squad” group
Besides bringing the rookies, selling players is equally important. Because this will improve the financial position of Man United according to PSR regulations to be more comfortable in buying people.
The situation of the stars who want to leave at MU is quite vague. So far, only Marcus Rashford has been lending to Barca. And although the salary saving about £ 12 million is significant, it is not enough.
Last week there was information that the negotiations were progressing to an agreement for Alejandro Garnacho to join Chelsea. Man United is said to want £ 50 million for this homegrown product, an absolute profit according to PSR. The fact that Garnacho is an adult player from the academy means that the sale of the British will be counted as “net profit”, giving the club more space to sign a contract with new players.
Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia are three other players who also want to leave MU this summer. Italian clubs have been contacted with Sancho, and his sale will be a liberation for all after a nightmare at Manchester since joining from Borussia Dortmund in 2021.
Antony, meanwhile, could return to Real Betis after a successful lending phase in La Liga last season. This transfer is likely to cause Man United to suffer a large loss compared to the 82 million pounds they spent in 2022. But the Brazilian no longer future at Old Trafford and the departure is mandatory.
As for Malacia, the bad injury and performance have closed his time at Man United for a long time. Luckily for the Red Devils, they only paid a modest fee of £ 14.7 million to sign a contract with him 3 years ago. But the club will still have to suffer with a player who has almost no contribution since the launch season at Old Trafford.
Another case is also able to go to Rasmus Hojlund, who no longer has a place under Amorim after Benjamin Sesko appears. The Danish striker is currently negotiating to join Napoli on loan.
In addition, Kobbie Mainoo is also expressing his desire to leave after not playing a minute since the beginning of the season. This midfielder was in the sights of Chelsea and could resume negotiations with them.
If it is possible to liquidate all the 6 players mentioned above, MU will earn a decent amount of money to strongly bring to Lampens as well as BaleBa. It will be the dream end of the Red Devils in the last week of the summer transfer period 2025. But of course, doing this is not easy.