Mount and Kane dilemmas plus eight player sales - Manchester United's four priorities as summer transfer window opens

Manchester United have a new director of football negotiations for this summer's transfer window, which opened on Wednesday.

Matt Hargreaves, a fan of the club and formerly an executive at sportswear giant Adidas, has made the switch to Old Trafford to lead football negotiations and he's replaced Matt Judge, who resigned from the position 14 months ago.

The football department at United has been overhauled in the last few years, with football director John Murtough gradually building a team of staff that is capable of delivering in the transfer market with the aim of bettering the first-team.

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Murtough has appointed Andy O'Boyle as his deputy, David Harrison as head of football operations and Dominic Jordan as director of data science. Hargreaves is the latest addition and it's understood he started work this week.

Although some of those names will be unfamiliar to supporters, they are ultimately responsible for the club's recruitment, along with the manager Erik ten Hag, of course, who works closely with Murtough and who has the power to veto any deal.

So what are the transfer priorities this summer? There are multiple issues that need to be addressed in the coming weeks...

Harry Kane dilemma

Ten Hag has been privately described as being 'obsessed' with the prospect of signing Harry Kane, but Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is adamant the striker won't be sold to a Premier League rival, which makes any potential deal complicated.

Levy is an infamously difficult negotiator and although a bid in the region of £80million plus add-ons would represent fair market value for Kane, who is heading into the final year of his contract, a departure to another Premier