Ruben Amorim has had a busy summer (Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United/Manchester United/Manchester United via Getty Images, Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Man United have had a relatively quiet summer transfer window, although they are about to close their third signing in Benjamin Sesko. He will join Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo at Old Trafford, with the total cost of all three deals expected to be over £200m.
While it does mean that Man United’s forward line, which was poor last season, has a fresh look that has excited supporters, it does mean that there could be few funds left in the bank to be spent on any further additions – which could be a disaster for Ruben Amorim.
Collymore believes Man United transfers are insufficient
Benjamin Sesko warming up for RB Leipzig
Benjamin Sesko warming up for RB Leipzig (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
In his exclusive CaughtOffside column, Stan Collymore spoke on Man United’s transfer business so far, following the confirmed agreement of a deal with RB Leipzig for Sesko.
“Man United have paid top money between Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko. That’s a whole creative department, so there’s no excuse for them in a Premier League continues to break records in terms of goals scored and chances created.
“Obviously, it’s been disappointing in that department over the last two or three seasons with who they’ve had up front, most notably Hojlund – who I would keep, by the way. I think the kid’s got something. He looks a little bit brighter in pre-season. He wants to stay and he’s saying the right things, and he’s still young. So that might be one that comes good for them.
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“But I genuinely think that they needed to prioritise defensive reinforcements. That’s been obviously a major problem for them. I have no problem with spending top dollar on forwards, but if they do it without strengthening at the back, they are generally going to lose games 4-3, 3-2.
“If you look at what Pep Guardiola did when he first went into Man City. He made a number of big signings in defence, and also replaced Joe Hart too. I wonder if that is the route that Amorim should have taken, rather than spend £200m on three attacking players, because it will be difficult to get defenders or a new goalkeeper in now.”