Man Utd were active in the summer transfer window and two rules that the club are following have been revealed by director of football Jason Wilcox
Connor O'Neill
14:57, 30 Oct 2025Updated 15:08, 30 Oct 2025
Ruben Amorim arriving at Old Trafford
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Ruben Amorim has been told Manchester United will make further investments in his squad(Image: ( Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images))
Jason Wilcox has revealed Manchester United have 'a clear plan' to invest further in Ruben Amorim's playing squad and claimed now is not the time to be satisfied.
Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko all arrived to bolster the club's forward line during the summer transfer window - while goalkeeper Senne Lammens then signed from Royal Antwerp on deadline day.
And Wilcox has now stated that United will make further investments to challenge for major honours, but warned that new players will only be recruited who are the right character and add something different. He said: "Yeah the guys have settled in really, really quickly.
"I think especially when you look at Matheus and Bryan, they have played in the Premier League - and they have lived in England - so there is a quicker transition there. I think for Benji and Senne, you look at their transition and they have transitioned really well.
"We are really pleased. They are two young players, two for the future, but they have settled in amazingly well.
Jason Wilcox and Sir Jim Ratcliffe chat
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Jason Wilcox and Sir Jim Ratcliffe during last season's Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium(Image: ( Michael Regan/Getty Images))
"They're all good guys, even from last summer's window, they are top professionals, top players. And we are really optimistic we are going in the right direction.
"We have a clear plan. I'm sure there are going to be some bumps in the road, but we have just got to make sure we stay calm, irrespective of the noise outside.
"I see the intensity, I'm at training every day, I see the way that they train, the way they apply themselves, the way they communicate, and get on with each other. Like I say, when you lose football matches you are always going to be a little bit disappointed and especially at this club."
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United have turned a corner under Ruben Amorim of late, winning their last three matches in the Premier League to leap to sixth place in the standings. But Wilcox insists that he and Amorim are in agreement that United can still go on to achieve more.
"We have got a clear plan," he added. "We know what we have got to do, we know the areas of the team that we have got to improve.
"For us to get in the top four and to consistently challenge for Champions League places, win Champions League, win Premier League, we have got to invest in the squad. We have got to buy the right players.
"The right players who are talented but also who can deal with the pressure, and who can take the squad forward. It is not always about just signing elite talent, they have got to have the right character and be somebody who can bring something different to the team.
"We are really happy with where we are, we know we have got to improve and, you know, the players, they will never be satisfied. Ruben will never be happy, I will never be happy, it is just how we are built.
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"We are always looking to improve. Anybody who works at Manchester United should be thinking the same, and they do, with the standards we are driving every day."