Manchester United may have as little as £100m to spend on signings this summer, according to ESPN.
The restrictions placed on the club due to the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) mean that INEOS could be limited in what they can do to improve the first-team squad in their first transfer window.
Fans on X are hoping that the report is inaccurate so the Red Devils do have more room to manoeuvre when it comes to reshaping the team over the summer:
If this is true 100m is just for two players I still see us struggling to make four signings this summer without keep more of d old faces in d club
— Sammy Clef (@SammyClef101) April 26, 2024
We’d easily get 120-150 if we sell well so how is that a problem?
— Godson (@Godsongizze) April 26, 2024
This better be false
— Black Ice (@tendo_john) April 26, 2024
What can you buy with 100m
Keeping majority of the deadwoods then. The club is finished.— MUtdStand (@Utdstandchamp) April 26, 2024
selling is so important this summer
— Haz (@hazimakmal17) April 26, 2024
another bogus resource , just ignore it
— Nitish D (@NitishD8) April 26, 2024
And an extra 250 – 300m if we sell properly!
— Leon Scaife (@leon_scaife) April 26, 2024
Selling unwanted players could be crucial
While a £100m net spend doesn’t sound like a lot, there is potential for United to splash out more if the can raise funds through player sales.
Although Raphael Varane and Anthony Martial may be leaving on free transfers, others (including Antony, Casemiro, Jadon Sancho, Donny van de Beek, Mason Greenwood and Aaron Wan-Bissaka) could be offloaded for significant fees if the right buyer can be found.
Who could United sign with their budget?
As some supporters have pointed out, PSR could hamper a comprehensive squad rebuild, limiting the Manchester club to recruiting two or three players.
The likes of Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise have once again been heavily linked with transfers to Old Trafford in recent days, but they could cost a combined £130m.
