There are a little over two weeks to go until the transfer window closes on September 1, and several Premier League clubs still have much work ahead of them.
Here, the PA news agency looks as those with the biggest to-do lists in the final days of August. Where to start? Saturday’s 4-0 loss to Brentford ruthlessly exposed the problems that run throughout a United squad assembled by multiple managers and a muddled recruitment process, begging the question as to whether this squad can play the way Erik ten Hag wants.
David De Gea looks uncomfortable with his manager’s desire to play from the back and, with Dean Henderson gone, needs some competition.
Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia have added to the numbers in defence, but United still need significant midfield upgrades in addition to the expected acquisition of Adrien Rabiot, with the three-month pursuit of Frenkie de Jong rumbling on.