The £325million transfer blueprint that could revive Manchester United

Manchester United are trying to change a transfer narrative this summer.

The Reds have a woeful recruitment record in recent times with success stories hard to find amid the billions spent on transfers.

United are hoping Mathues Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo will be successful, while the Ineos led policy of signing younger players with potential to grow and develop has shown positive signs amid the early days of Ayden Heaven and Chido Obi's fledgling careers.

It's about time United worked smart in the market. A glance at some of their biggest arrivals in recent memory includes the likes of Paul Pogba, Antony, Jadon Sancho, Romelu Lukaku, Angel Di Maria and Casemiro. None of that £500+million sextet could be considered a success. And that is just picking from players who cost more than £60million.

So it's not difficult to see where United have been going wrong. And it's not too hard to see how things could be put right.

In the same timeframe that United have been wasteful, a host of top players have departed the Bundesliga for big bucks. Many of them were snapped up by German clubs at a fraction of their sale prices, attracted by the lure of regular football and the opportunity to impress.

Jude Bellingham, who United courted, is the most obvious example although he might be something of a one-off case given he had his pick of clubs across Europe. But if United's recent recruitment track record had been a bit better and the club a bit more stable, then the England international could perhaps have been swayed.

But the likes of Ballon d'or favourite Ousmane Dembele, one-time United target Randal Kolo Muani and Premier League success stories Josko Gvardiol and Dominik Szoboszlai have all recently left sides in Germany for huge