Overview

• Manchester United spent more than £200m on attackers — Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko — but did not add a midfielder, leaving an ageing engine room unresolved.
• Deadline-day signing Senne Lammens strengthens goalkeeping depth long term, yet questions persist over immediate experience and reports point to interest in an older option such as Mike Maignan in 2026.
• United kept academy prospects Gabriele Biancheri, Sekou Kone and Shea Lacey in-house to supplement training and depth, with Kone recovering after fracturing his eye socket in an Under-21 match last month.
• Club planning now centres on January, with midfield identified as the priority and names such as Carlos Baleba and Ruben Neves discussed in coverage as potential targets.
• UEFA submissions underscored regulatory trade-offs, with Liverpool omitting Federico Chiesa in favour of 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha and Tottenham leaving out Mathys Tel after submitting a reduced 22-man list due to homegrown limits.