Manchester United transfer window could still hit new low after Marko Arnautovic farce

For a few disastrous days in April 2021, the Glazer family had committed Manchester United to a European Super League project that united them with the European elite.

The woefully thought-out conception of the ESL resulted in its death within 48 hours, with the English 'six' beginning the retreat. Although Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus cling on to the idea of its resurrection, the prospect of any Premier League club joining them looks remote.

In reality, the only super league in Europe now is the Premier League. With Nottingham Forest, the 20th club to secure their place in football's goldmine, about to catapult their summer spending past the £100million mark, the rest of the continent can only look enviously towards these shores and the spending power of English clubs.

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According to the reputable Transfermarkt website, Premier League clubs have already spent £1.3billion on new signings this summer. To put that into context, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 clubs have spent £1.6billion between them. It would be no surprise if the Premier League's spend by the end of the window eclipsed the four other major leagues combined.

The financial effects of the pandemic, which hit European clubs far harder than those in the Premier League, have effectively turned England's domestic competition into a super league, but it's one United are now finding it hard to compete in under their current owners.

The Glazer family's lack of care and attention to what should be their prize asset has allowed it to be overtaken by all of its big six rivals and now bridging that gap is going to be difficult.

The owners have been asleep on the job for a decade and