Omar Berrada says Man Utd have plan in place for ambitious transfer window

Chief executive Omar Berrada says Manchester United will balance “ambition” with the need to be “prudent” in the transfer market having been given permission to wrap up a deal for Wolves’ Matheus Cunha.

The Red Devils are looking to rebuild the side after their worst top-flight season since they were relegated in 1973-74, which was compounded by last week’s Europa League final loss to Tottenham in Bilbao.

That damaging defeat meant United missed out on silverware and Champions League qualification, worth an estimated £100 million (€120 million), and the club have wasted little time trying to improve Ruben Amorim’s side.

Cunha looks set to be first through the door as the PA news agency understands Wolves granted them permission to schedule a medical and finalise a deal for the Brazil international, having met his £62.5 million (€74.4 million) release clause.

It could start a busy summer in terms of incomings and outgoings at Old Trafford, with chief executive Berrada confident about United’s plans.

“I can’t talk about specifics, but I can say that we’ve been planning for many months now,” he told MUTV. “We were ready for all the different scenarios, so now we know what we need to do.

“We have a very clear idea of where we need to invest in the squad to improve, so (technical director) Jason (Wilcox), his team, Ruben have been in talks for many months.

“Now it’s a question of executing that plan and doing it in a way that is prudent but at the same time with ambition.”

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Berrada was speaking on the first stop of United’s post-season trip to Asia, which is set to bring the club around £8 million.

Amorim’s men began the tour with a shock 1-0