Gill: Spending may stop here

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has indicated the Red Devils triple transfer swoop could mark the end of their significant summer outlay.

United have confirmed England international Owen Hargreaves will join them from Bayern Munich on July 1, with only the 25-year-old’s signature required to complete a £17m deal.

The news came less than 24 hours after transfers were agreed ’in principle’ for outstanding young duo Anderson and Nani, who were captured from FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon respectively following a hectic day of negotiations in Portugal by Gill and Alex Ferguson’s assistant Carlos Queiroz.

Although the total initial outlay of around £40m is the most significant investment since Malcolm Glazer’s controversial takeover in 2005, it was still felt there would be more to come as Ferguson looks to bolster his striking options.

Samuel Eto’o, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Dimitar Berbatov and Jermain Defoe have all been linked with the Old Trafford outfit over the past few days.