two more transfers to wrap up manchester united's summer business.
following germany's fantastic run to the 2024 euros final, where they lost 2-1 to england, newly appointed manchester united manager julian nagelsmann addressed the media ahead of what promises to be a busy preseason for the red devils.
speaking in a press conference at old trafford, nagelsmann stated that united's summer transfer business is complete and he is happy with his squad. considering player departures, a much-needed clearing out of some players, and ffp restrictions, he and dan ashworth had their work cut out for them heading into the transfer window, given the expiration of the contracts of raphael varane and anthony martial. this left a major lack of depth in united's striker and centerback positions. these were united's first pieces of business, and austrian centerback, kevin danso, was purchased from rc lens, while young nigerian striker, george ilenikhena, was brought in from royal antwerp after a stellar season for the belgian club.
jadon sancho, too, made demands of united's hierarchy that they didn't feel were warranted, which led to the winger submitting a formal transfer request. newcastle united made a bold approach for the 24 year old, hoping to capitalize on his unrest with a lower offer, but it was ac milan who turned sancho's head and agreed to a fee that more closely matched united's asking price.
brazilian winger, antony, has found adjustment to the premier league to be more difficult than anticipated and personal issues off the pitch haven't helped. ashworth isn't completely sold on antony's suitability to united's long-term plans, but agreed to listen to loan offers for the brazilian. la liga side, real sociedad, agreed to a one-year loan with an option to make the move permanent, which united and antony accepted.
two wingers out the door forced united to finally put pen to paper on a deal for michael olise, who agreed personal terms with united months prior. amad diallo, as well, was given assurances from nagelsmann regarding first team minutes and will remain a part of the squad this season.
tyrell malacia's absence and alvaro fernandez's move to benfica saw united bring in dutch left-back, bjorn meijer, from club brugge in a shrewd piece of business. the young fullback will provide solid competition for luke shaw, whose injury woes haven't gone unnoticed by ashworth.
it was widely believed that casemiro would be the next player in the twlight of his career to make the move to the saudi pro league, but an unexpected offer from paris saint-germain proved too good to pass up and the midfield veteran opted to join the ligue 1 giants. in need of a powerful midfielder, united signed mats wieffer from feyenoord, who nagelsmann and ashworth firmly believe will seamlessly adjust to the demands of the premier league.
finally, donny van de beek joined royal antwerp, christian eriksen moved to feyenoord, free agent anthony martial joined eintracht frankfurt, willy kambwala joined southampton on loan, and victor lindelof joined ogc nice.
nagelsmann will use the season to further assess his squad and a strategy is already in place regarding united's next few transfer windows.
as it stands, here is manchester united's squad for the 24/25 season
