Manchester United will feel they are pretty well protected in years to come. If Willy Kambwala goes on to star in La Liga and become a French international, then United have a sell-on clause and a buy-back clause that will give them options.
The same is true if Alvaro Fernandez tears it up at Benfica, or Hannibal or Facundo Pellistri suddenly go to another level for first-team exposure.
United's transfer deals for the age group that fall between academy players and being established in the first-team have improved markedly in the last three summers.
They have started banking cash for those players not quite good enough to make it into Erik ten Hag's squad, but are too good to continue playing in Premier League 2.
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