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Transfer Q&A
Simon Stone
BBC Sport chief football news reporter
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Rich: Any chance of Manchester United actually doing some business in this window? Such a promising start and yet again failing to deliver. Going to be yet another poor season if the club don’t get players in and out.
Well, we know United are trying to get the Bryan Mbeumo deal over the line and, ideally, want that done before they head off to the United States next Tuesday.
In theory, that should significantly improve their goal threat. I am pretty sure United would bring in a number nine if they could find one at the required standard but the reality is they need to sell players as well, and that is not easy.
We all know the five players Ruben Amorim has no use for but he may well have to look beyond those because, with no Europe, I already think United are at the maximum level in terms of numbers for a manageable squad.
Don’t forget, apart from Alejandro Garnacho, all the exiled players spent the second half of last season out on loan, and only Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans – who didn’t play much anyway – have left.