Five players Manchester United are tipped to sign in the summer transfer window

The size of the challenge awaiting Manchester United and Erik ten Hag this forthcoming summer is enormous.

Now that a forgettable 2021/22 campaign is close to reaching its conclusion, United are already putting plans in place for what promises to be one of the most active transfer windows the club has faced in recent years. Big changes need to be made to the first-team squad and the importance of getting it right cannot be underestimated.

Last week, following a forgettable 4-0 defeat to Liverpool, United interim manager Ralf Rangnick admitted that the club could sign up to ten new players this summer to try and put themselves back on the avenue towards success. Several areas of the squad, not least in midfield, need upgrading and it promises to be interesting summer for everyone connected with the club.

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With that in mind, speculation surrounding what the summer could bring for the Old Trafford club is already rife. Several players are already being linked with the club and the rumour mill is in full swing.

With that said, MEN Sport has taken a close look at five players that the bookmakers are already linking with moves to United ahead of the summer transfer window opening for business.

Signing a younger striker this summer is set to be a leading priority for United, with Edinson Cavani set to leave the club and uncertainty surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo's future. Should Ronaldo stay or not, signing another striker will be a leading priority.

In Benfica star Nunez, United might not source a better candidate to become the long-term face of their attacking ranks. The Uruguayan has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford in