Striker decision, £120million need and fond farewell - Manchester United's next transfer moves

Manchester United have already been busy in the summer transfer window and their proactive start to deals is helping return some optimism to Old Trafford after a dismal season.

United finished on a high with a final day win against Aston Villa but they ended the campaign in 15th in the Premier League and a Europa League final defeat to Tottenham in Bilbao denied them entry into Europe.

But they have shown they mean business at the start of the summer, concluding a £62.5million deal for Wolves playmaker Matheus Cunha and stepping up efforts to sign Brentford attacker Bryan Mbeumo.

There is plenty more to do to give Ruben Amorim the squad he wants by the start of the season, however. We have taken a look at the state of play in the window for United and what comes next.

The first priority is the obvious one, and that is to get a deal for Mbeumo over the line. United have made an opening bid of £45million plus £10million in add-ons and while that falls short of the Bees' asking price, talks are continuing.

Brentford want a similar fee to the Cunha transfer and United are likely to have to raise that offer to seal a deal for the 25-year-old. But he has made it clear he wants to move to Old Trafford and that is one transfer that should get wrapped up from here.

Once Mbeumo is signed, United will need to assess whether they push for a striker and what sort of budget is available, having missed out on £30million Liam Delap, who opted to sign for Chelsea instead.

Cunha and Mbeumo can both play as strikers, although they have been used elsewhere more regularly by their current clubs. Amorim also has Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee available, although there is interest from Inter in Hojlund.

Signing an out-and-out No. 9 might