4. Man United (C+)
Memphis Depay should provide pace and goals, while Matteo Darmian and Morgan Schneiderlin – at the age of 25 – are two solid players joining United at the peak of their powers.
Bastian Schweinsteiger adds steel and experience too.
However, Louis van Gaal has not done enough up front.
After losing Robin van Persie, Javier Hernandez and loanee Radamel Falcao, United needed to splash out on at least one world-class striker.
Instead, they blew £36m on 19-year-old Anthony Martial, who is now the only player putting pressure on misfiring skipper Wayne Rooney.
United did not deal with the David de Gea situation very well either. They clearly decided to sell him, but they left it too late. Now, they are stuck with an unhappy and expensive goalkeeper, albeit one of the best on the planet.
In
Memphis Depay
Matteo Darmian
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Morgan Schneiderlin
Sergio Romero
Anthony Martial
Regan Poole
Out
Ben Amos
Tom Cleverley
Callum Evans
Saidy Janko
Ryan McConnell
Tom Thorpe
Angelo Henriquez
Nani
Robin van Persie
Reece James
Rafael
Angel Di Maria
Jonny Evans
Javier Hernandez
Anders Lindegaard
Will Keane (loan)
Ben Pearson (loan)
Joe Rothwell (loan)
Tyler Blackett (loan)
Adnan Januzaj (loan)
Liam Grimshaw (loan)
Kieran O’Hara (loan)
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