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straight to your inbox every day, freeRio Ferdinand has had his say on Manchester United's summer transfer business and believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have been left frustrated by the club's failure to land his top target.United signed Donny van de Beek, Alex Telles, Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri this summer, as well as securing an agreement to land Amad Diallo in January, with four of those deals finalised on deadline day.

United are able to strengthen their right-wing. United failed to land main target Sancho in the summer transfer window but, speaking to 888sport, Silvestre said he was not too concerned - provided they look to strengthen on the right next summer.

straight to your inbox every day, freeDortmund chief says United 'misjudged' Sancho move Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke believes Manchester United "misjudged" their move for Jadon Sancho this summer. As reported by MEN Sport , Sancho was United’s priority target throughout the transfer window but they failed to reach an agreement with Dortmund.

straight to your inbox every day, freeBorussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has claimed Manchester United "misjudged" any deal for Jadon Sancho.As reported by MEN Sport, Sancho was United's top transfer target all summer. Dortmund were willing to do business for the Englishman but only if United met their £108million valuation.

straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Friday, October 16.Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has questioned the club’s transfer business over the summer.United signed five players during the window but were unsuccessful in their attempts to land top target Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund.And Meulensteen, who was United’s first-team coach under Sir Alex Ferguson between 2007 and 2013, has questioned why a striker was not

straight to your inbox every day, freeFormer Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has identified two key areas he feels the club made mistakes in during the summer transfer window.It was a window of mixed fortunes for United as they missed out on main target Jadon Sancho but managed to land the likes of Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani.Meulensteen has wondered why it took United until transfer deadline day to sign Cavani, however, and argued that the club should have prioritised signing a

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans have named Dayot Upamecano as the centre-back they want the club to sign the most.Although Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo were all signed on transfer deadline day, as well as the earlier signing of Donny van de Beek, it was still an underwhelming window from United.Not only was top target Jadon Sancho not signed despite months of posturing but the club also didn't bring in a new centre-back, which looks

straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are your Manchester United headlines for the evening of Wednesday October 14.Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has insisted the German champions would never have allowed Kingsley Coman to join Manchester United in the last transfer window.Coman was reported to be a target for the Reds as they looked for alternatives to Jadon Sancho in their search for a new right winger, with Ousmane Dembele and Douglas Costa also linked with a move to

straight to your inbox every day, free Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic says they would never have allowed Kinglsey Coman to join Manchester United in the summer transfer window. United were keen to sign a proven right winger in the summer and identified Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho as their priority target.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes says Manchester United still need to add a world-class striker to their squad.The Reds signed Edinson Cavani - a move Scholes was unimpressed by - on transfer deadline day to bolster their attack after a failed pursuit of Jadon Sancho over the summer.Yet Scholes feels another striker is still needed.Speaking to Stadium Astro, the legendary former United midfielder argued that the Reds were lulled into a false sense of security over their attack

straight to your inbox every day, freeThe October international break has arrived and with it came the latest instalment of Paul Pogba's affair with Real Madrid.After a relatively quiet summer transfer window with little to no speculation over his future, mainly down to the headlines being dominated by Jadon Sancho, Pogba once again fuelled speculation that he is planning his next move.The midfielder has less than a year remaining on his current contract and United are yet to trigger the clause

straight to your inbox every day, freeBarcelona could reportedly sell Ousmane Dembele for just €50million in the January transfer window with Manchester United mentioned as a possible destination.Dembele was a summer target for the Reds as they sought alternatives to bringing in Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund.

straight to your inbox every day, free New Manchester United signing Facundo Pellistri has confirmed he rejected the chance to join Lyon in order to seal a move to Old Trafford this summer. Pellistri, 18, joined the club on deadline day, penning a five-year contract with the option to extend it for a further season.United scouted the young forward for a number of years before accelerating their plans to sign the Uruguayan after missing out on priority transfer target Jadon Sancho.

United completed deadline day transfers for Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles and Facundo Pellistri, to add to the addition of Donny van de Beek earlier in the window.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans believe that new signings Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani, as well as Dean Henderson, make up the club's strongest XI following their summer transfer business.The transfer window finally came to a close on Monday and United managed to salvage their summer by securing the services of four new players, following the earlier addition of Donny van de Beek, before the 11pm deadline.Top target Jadon Sancho, wasn't amongst them but United

straight to your inbox every day, freeBarcelona are furious with Ousmane Dembele for rejecting a move to Manchester United as it cost them the chance to sign Memphis Depay, according to reports.The transfer window finally came to a close on Monday and it was a busy deadline day for United, who secured the services of four more players following the earlier signing of Donny van de Beek.Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho did not arrive despite being Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's top target for a number

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe that a new centre-back should be the club's priority on transfer deadline day, rather than Jadon Sancho, following Sunday's humiliating 6-1 loss to Tottenham.Things couldn't have started better at Old Trafford as Bruno Fernandes put United ahead from the penalty spot within the opening two minutes but things quickly started to unravel.Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min took advantage of some dreadful United defending to overturn United's lead.

straight to your inboxPatrice Evra voiced his discontent at the plight of his former club before, during, and after Manchester United's humiliating defeat at the hands of Tottenham.United were crushed 6-1 by Spurs on Sunday as they capitulated after Anthony Martial was shown a straight red card just shy of the half-hour mark.Evra criticised the club for a number of reasons throughout the afternoon.“Alexis Sanchez made a comment recently when he first signed for United, his first training

straight to your inboxGary Neville pointed out how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is steering clear of falling out with the board over their failure to adequately back him in the transfer market after Manchester United were thrashed by Tottenham.United had secured only one signing going into deadline day and, although they are set to announce deals for Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani on Monday, the club looks almost certain to fail to land Solskjaer's No.1 target Jadon Sancho, whom they have chased all

to complete a deal for free agent Cavani, who left Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The Uruguay international, 33, will arrive at Old Trafford on a short-term deal, with the main financial outlay being agents' fees and the player's wages.