Manchester United's £122.5m double signing should ease Gary Neville's 'massive consequences' fear

Today marks two weeks since Manchester United's 2024/25 season reached its lowest ebb.

After a domestic season saw early exits from the FA Cup and Carabao Cup and a record low 15th place finish in the Premier League, United's hopes were all pinned on glory in the Europa League.

Ruben Amorim's side had reached the final in Bilbao without tasting defeat and knew a win over Tottenham Hotspur would secure Champions League football next season and the £100million extra revenue being in that competition would bring.

United legend Gary Neville echoed the thoughts of every fan pre-match when he said the consequences of losing 'were massive' and the thought of defeat gave him a 'sickly feeling' because of 'what is at stake'.

So when United were beaten 1-0 and the realisation began to dawn that the club would not be competing in European competition next season, you wouldn't have blamed Neville, or any United fan for that matter, fearing the worst.

United have kept trust in Amorim, though, and he now has a full summer to work with his players on delivering in his trusted 3-4-2-1 formation.

He also has a summer transfer window to bring in players but United fans had two legitimate fears on that front.

Without European football as a bargaining tool to lure in any potential recruits, could United compete with their Premier League rivals to sign the type of quality they need to compete at the top end of the division?

And given the precarious financial situation co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has publicly spoken about, could they even afford to compete with their Premier League rivals for new signings?

Well those fears have been eradicated in the first three days of the summer transfer window opening.

Sunday saw 17-goal forward Matheus