Branthwaite, Simons, Neves - How six players linked with Man United last summer have fared elsewhere

The summer transfer window is well under way and Manchester United continue to be linked with a whole host of players.

Matheus Cunha has already signed, Bryan Mbeumo is close to arriving and United are in the market for a new goalkeeper, midfielder and a forward.

As such, the names linked with a move to Old Trafford keep on coming but it was a similar story last summer as United made waves in the transfer market.

Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee were the five players who eventually arrived but United were linked with many move.

With that in mind, here is a look at six players United were linked with last summer and how they have fared since.

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United were keen to sign three centre-halves last summer and secured the signings of Yoro and De Ligt.

They were also desperate to sign Branthwaite too but the England international defender but they saw multiple bids rejected by Everton.

The 23-year-old remained with the Toffees and continued to go from strength to strength at the heart of their defence.

So much so that Everton are preparing to offer him a new contract as they make the move from Goodison Park into their new stadium.

United were in the market to sign another forward right down to the wire of the summer transfer window and Toney was continually linked with a move to Old Trafford.

In the end, Brentford's asking price was more than they were willing to pay and Toney ended up making the move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli.

The 29-year-old banged in 30 goals in his first season at the