2024 Summer Transfer Window. The Verdict.

[KNVillan]

The Athletic rank us as having the sixth best window;

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5735669/2024/09/03/premier-league-clubs-transfer-window-ranking/

Article beyond the Paywall
https://archive.ph/vSzLK

[Mister E]

The Athletic rank us as having the sixth best window;
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5735669/2024/09/03/premier-league-clubs-transfer-window-ranking/

Article beyond the Paywall
https://archive.ph/vSzLK

Pretty weird and inconsequential article.

[eamonn]

Yeah but they're paying salaries to a lot of football writers so there will be slow days especially during the international break.

[Risso]

The Athletic rank us as having the sixth best window;
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5735669/2024/09/03/premier-league-clubs-transfer-window-ranking/

Article beyond the Paywall
https://archive.ph/vSzLK

Pretty weird and inconsequential article.

Yep, any article that seriously thinks Man U have done the best business this transfer window isn't worth the time of day.

[Somniloquism]

On paper they have done good business with De Ligt, Ugarte etc. However in practice, none are experienced in the prem and they are walking into a mess of a backroom at the club.

[PeterWithe]

Yes I think they needed a no nonsense Centre Half and Ball Winning midfielder and they seem to have bought them in. I think they will be safe for this year at least.

[Ads]

They've looked exactly the same as they did last season.

[paul_e]

Aside from paying well over the odds for Yoro I think their signings are all very good. The real issue is that it's the 4th season in a row where they've had a net spend of over £100m.

[LeeB]

Aside from paying well over the odds for Yoro I think their signings are all very good. The real issue is that it's the 4th season in a row where they've had a net spend of over £100m.

Jury's out for De Light, binned off by Juve and lost his place at Bayern to Eric Dier.

[Accent Guy]

Aside from paying well over the odds for Yoro I think their signings are all very good. The real issue is that it's the 4th season in a row where they've had a net spend of over £100m.

That's not an issue for a club that generates £600 mil a year or whatever it is. Their income is several times higher than ours and would remain so even if they finished mid table for the next 50 years. That's what's wrong with the FFP system.

[Brazilian Villain]

On paper they have done good business with De Ligt, Ugarte etc. However in practice, none are experienced in the prem and they are walking into a mess of a backroom at the club.

Agreed, there just seems to be a wider malaise at the club. Even if they'd signed Morgan Rogers he'd have turned into Jadon Sancho.

[Toronto Villa]

Not sure I agree with West Ham at 2.

[Percy McCarthy]

Re The Athletic's article, Durán deserved a paragraph of analysis plus Sanson being sold for a "nominal" fee is lazy research, we got £4m for him, didn't we?

£3m I think. €4m?