Manchester United cannot afford to do the one thing Ruben Amorim wants

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has a summer shopping list that is getting longer by the week.

The Reds have endured a torrid campaign that could be rescued by victory over Tottenham in the Europa League final next week. But even success there, and the Champions League place on offer, won't change the need United have for new recruits.

The squad has been found wanting time and again this term and Amorim will be keen to stamp his mark on the side in his first summer transfer window in charge. The Portuguese has jettisoned the likes of Marcus Rashford and Antony and several other players will be released or sold at the end of the campaign.

It means new faces are inevitable and Amorim mooted the possibility of signing another centre back this summer after Leny Yoro picked up an injury that could rule him out for the rest of the campaign and beyond.

Yet striking such a deal will not be straightforward. United are sailing close to the wind on Profit and Sustainability rules and have several areas of the squad in need of surgery.

Centre back isn't really one. Amorim has Lisandro Martinez, Yoro, Matthijs De Ligt, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw as senior options in a back three, while young prospect Ayden Heaven has shown his potential this season and Noussair Mazrouri has slotted in.

Even with Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans set to depart this summer and the injury record of some of those defensive options, moving for another central back feels a risk when United will have to box clever with their signings.

The priority is in attack given United's struggles in front of goal. The Reds have failed to score in 14 games this season. Striker Rasmus Hojlund has struggled to find the net with any regularity while Joshua Zirkee