Manchester United need to complete three more transfers to build Ruben Amorim's dream XI

Manchester United will step up their pre-season preparations when they face Leeds United in Stockholm in their opening friendly on Saturday.

Unless the situation drastically changes this week, head coach Ruben Amorim will only take two new faces to Scandinavia with him. Matheus Cunha arrived from Wolves last month before Diego Leon finalised his switch from Cerro Porteno just under a fortnight ago.

In an ideal world, Amorim would have loved to have got Bryan Mbeumo through the door by now as well. However, negotiations with Brentford remain ongoing.

United hope to make progress with their pursuit of the Cameroonian this week and they remain hopeful he will be signed in time for the upcoming tour of the United States. The squad will fly to Chicago next Tuesday.

United have prioritised attacking signings this summer and want to sign Mbeumo and a centre-forward in addition to Cunha. However, United need to sell players in order to bring in new faces.

Although the likes of Tyrell Malacia, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Antony are waiting in the departure lounge in search of an exit, United are yet to receive a concrete offer for any of them. Patience will be key.

When the summer transfer window opened on June 1, United set a target of a minimum of five signings: three attackers, a midfielder and a goalkeeper. Unsurprisingly, attacking signings have taken priority.

As it stands, Cunha is the only new face who will be guaranteed a spot in the starting XI come the start of the Premier League season next month. Mbeumo will also demand the same treatment if he eventually secures a move to Old Trafford.

With that said, if United land Mbeumo in the coming days or weeks, he and Cunha will go straight into the