Manchester United draw up four man shopping list

Manchester United draw up four man shopping list

Manchester Utd Draw Up Four-Man Transfer Shortlist For Summer Which Includes Premier League Star Wanted By Tottenham

Manchester United have reportedly drawn up a four-man shortlist ahead of the summer transfer window.

 

 

However, their performances have been below par as Erik ten Hag’s men currently sit sixth in the Premier League, six points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

 

Their European campaign ended prematurely after a dismal Champions League group stage.

 

Looking ahead to the summer transfer window, it has been reported that United have already got four players on their shortlist.

 

According to the Daily Mail, United’s new minority owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS team are looking to bring in two young centre-backs.

 

It has been reported that Everton star Jarrad Branthwaite is on the Old Trafford club’s shortlist.

 

However, United are set to face competition from Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid.

 

Apart from Branthwaite, United are believed to be keeping tabs on Benfica’s Antonio Silva, Jean Clair Todibo at Nice and Lille youngster Leny Yoro.

 

 

It has been claimed that Yoro has also caught the eyes of Madrid.

 

According to Football Insider, Everton could sell Branthwaite for a ‘big fee’ this summer.

 

 

Manchester-United

 

A report by UEFA has revealed that Manchester United’s squad last year was the “most expensive ever assembled” in soccer history. UEFA’s European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report found that the players at Old Trafford at the end of the 2023 financial year had cost a grand total of €1.42 billion ($1.52bn) in transfer fees.

 

 

That broke the record previously held by Real Madrid, whose class of 2020 had cost €1.33bn. United’s pricy 2023 team – which finished third in the 2023/24 Premier League – included the likes of Antony, Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Casemiro.

 

Those four players each cost United more than €80m. But UEFA’s valuation of United’s 2023 squad did not include Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount or Andre Onana.

 

That trio arrived in the summer of 2023 – after the end of the financial year – for a combined price in excess of €200m. According to UEFA’s report, three other clubs in 2023 had squads that had cost more than €1bn – Manchester City (€1.29bn), Chelsea (€1.08bn) and Real Madrid, (€1.03bn)

 

Top 10 most expensive squads in 2023

 

Manchester United, €1.42 billion

 

Manchester City, €1.29 billion

 

Chelsea, €1.08 billion

 

Real Madrid, €1.03 billion

 

Paris Saint-Germain, €938 million

 

Liverpool, €905 million

 

Arsenal, €890 million

 

Juventus, €769 million

 

Tottenham Hotspur, €666 million

 

Inter Milan, €589 million