Manchester United need four sales to seal dream transfers

The transfer window will reopen again on Monday, meaning it will soon be time for Manchester United to step up their efforts in the seller's market.

United enjoyed a very encouraging start to the summer prior to the window temporarily closing on Tuesday, wrapping up the signing of Matheus Cunha from Wolves and identifying Brentford ace Bryan Mbeumo as their next target.

Despite seeing an opening offer worth £55million turned down for the Bees attacker, United have remained in talks with the Londoners and they are expected to lodge a new and improved bid once the window reopens.

It is believed Brentford are holding out for similar fee to the £62.5m United paid Wolves to sign Cunha, although the latter had a release clause in his contract at Molineux.

Nevertheless, Brentford are entitled to value Mbeumo at somewhere in the region of £60m on the back of a 20-goal season in the Premier League. However, if United press ahead with their pursuit of Mbeumo, make a breakthrough and sign him for a fee in the region of £60m, further incomings will then be fully dependent on outgoings.

United are unable to turn to a bottomless pit this summer and in addition to trying to sign Mbeumo, United also plan to sign a striker, a midfielder and a goalkeeper.

Fortunately, United have a crop of players they are actively looking to sell this summer, and a handful of them are big-name players, meaning they could be recipient of some handsome fees.

United's success rate in the seller's market has gradually improved under Ineos, but there is still a long way to go in their attempts to master the art of two-way recruitment.

United have identified Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony as priority sales after spending time out on loan in 2024/25.