Adrien Rabiot hands Man United 'perfect' transfer opportunity with dream move revealed
The summer transfer window is closed for business and Manchester United's squad could still do with further additions. Erik ten Hag welcomed five new players throughout the window with over £200million spent.
Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte were all signed by the newly formed recruitment team in Manchester. Sporting director Dan Ashworth was working until the very end of the window to help get Ugarte's £42.1m move from Paris Saint-Germain over the line.
Three of the five new signings have already made their debuts for the club with Zirkzee scoring on his debut and Mazraoui earning plaudits for his performances at right-back. Yoro's start to life in England has been delayed with injury and Ugarte is expected to come into the squad after the international break.
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Last week's 3-0 defeat to fierce rivals Liverpool resulted in the result of last season's critics coming out of their shells with calls for Ten Hag to be sacked. Omar Berrada has since come out and insisted the Dutchman remains their man in the dug-out.
So the objective will be to get United's current crop of players at a consistent level on the pitch. To do that, United could still do with further reinforcements and they could still sign another player.
Premier League teams can still sign free agents and there remains a number of valuable options available. Former United duo Anthony Martial and Memphis Depay are still without a club but it's Adrien Rabiot who is the most convincing profile.
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