Having secured Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans, United now target Manu Koné to bolster squad depth as injury concerns elsewhere force a massive summer recruitment drive.
Manchester United's midfield rebuild has failed to progress as smoothly as hoped this summer, with the club missing out on several key targets, including Elliot Anderson, Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali.
The Reds appeared to move quickly after agreeing a deal with Atalanta for Éderson, but the transfer collapsed following concerns raised during his medical. The setback forced United to consider alternative options, although reports suggest the club could return for the Brazilian later in the window.
After a frustrating start to the summer, United responded by completing a quickfire midfield double. The first arrival was Andrey Santos from Chelsea in a deal worth an initial £48 million, with a further £2 million available in performance-related add-ons. Chelsea also secured a 10% sell-on clause as part of the agreement.
United then followed up the Santos deal with the surprise capture of Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa for £35 million, activating the midfielder's release clause to complete another major addition to their midfield rebuild.
Manchester United acted incredibly quickly in signing Santos and Tielemans for great fees considering some of the inflated prices that have been seen in the midfield market this summer already.
As reported by The Guardian, Michael Carrick is looking to add one more midfielder to the centre of the park to add key depth and competition in the squad ahead of a congested fixture schedule next season.
After impressing at the World Cup in place of Aurélien Tchouaméni, Roma's Manu Koné has seemingly emerged as the club's main target for the third midfielder this summer.
Roma are reportedly prepared to accept offers for their star midfielder, with United prepared to submit a £47 million bid to secure the signing of the 25-year-old.
Aswell as the midfield, United are also looking at left-back and striker depth this summer, but there are questions about whether Carrick needs to add some more depth to his centre-back options ahead of next season.
Matthijs De Ligt and Lisandro Martinez are both excellent centre-back options, but the pair have been injury prone at Old Trafford, and can't be relied on to be fit for a full season.
Leny Yoro, while still young, has perhaps adapted slower to life in the Premier League than many expected, and Harry Maguire looks like he is approaching the end of his time at United after signing a one-year extension at the club.
While Luke Shaw and Noussair Mazraoui can deputise as centre-backs, United also lack squad depth at full-back, so relying on them to play centre-back is risky, as one injury would be devastating to the back line.
Despite impressing at the World Cup, Martinez was forced off in the first-half due to an injury, but the severity of the injury is not yet known, and that may cause Carrick to re-evaluate his transfer priorities this summer.