Manchester United's biggest weakness is in danger of becoming even weaker - but they can fix it

Manchester United came flying out of the traps at the start of this summer's transfer window, confirming they had reached an agreement with Wolves to sign Matheus Cunha on June 1.

United had identified the Brazilian international as one of their top targets ahead of the start of the window and wasted no time in triggering his £62.5million release clause. The deal was officially finalised 11 days later.

After finishing the 2024/25 Premier League campaign with a negative goal difference of -10, United have rightly prioritised attacking signings this summer. They scored just 44 league goals last term and that was simply not good enough.

Having got Cunha, who is primed to become a shoo-in in the left-sided No.10 berth, through the door nice and early, United immediately switched their focus to signing Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo.

Despite tabling two offers for the Cameroonian, the second of which was in excess of £60m, United are still yet to make a breakthrough. Negotiations remain ongoing and some supporters are becoming restless.

Overhauling the attack is a leading priority for United this summer. In addition to landing Cunha and attempting to extract Mbeumo from the Gtech Community Stadium, they also want to sign a centre-forward.

The elephant in the room is that United need to sell players this summer in order to bring in new faces. With mid-July approaching, they are yet to oversee a sale.

United want to offload Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho and Antony this summer, while there is also no guarantee either Rasmus Hojlund or Joshua Zirkzee will still be at the club come the end of the window.

Rashford, Garnacho, Sancho and Antony have all informed United of their desire to leave and none of them have