Manchester United face tough summer transfer window due to limited funds

Profits from players sales will be key to the club's summer transfer business.

FOR SALE: Manchester United were open to selling Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho during the winter transfer window and will be against during the summer. Pic: AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru

Manchester United face another difficult transfer window in the summer due to limited finances, with the ability to considerably strengthen Ruben Amorim’s squad dependent on accruing a profit from player sales.

United could afford only the £25.1m outlay to buy Patrick Dorgu from Lecce and Ayden Heaven from Arsenal for a fee in the region of £1.5m during the most recent transfer window. After loaning Marcus Rashford to Aston Villa and Antony to Real Betis, there were no funds to replace the forwards in Amorim’s squad. This was despite a minimum 75% of Rashford’s £365,000-a-week wage being paid by Villa, and Betis sourcing 84% of Antony’s £150,000 a-week salary.