The fee Manchester United have ‘set aside’ for January window revealed

Man United’s January budget

Manchester United had a fairly active summer transfer window which saw two key positions strengthened.

Jadon Sancho was signed from Borussia Dortmund to add a natural, experienced, right-winger to the Red Devils’ ranks.

Sancho had been tearing up the Bundesliga over the last several years and as a result, he is reported to have set The Red Devils back £73m.

Elsewhere, in something of a major coup, Man United were able to strengthen their centre-back spot by adding World Cup and Champions League winner, Raphael Varane.

Harry Maguire had, for too long, stood as United’s only top-quality centre-back option, but Varane has of course now been added to that spot.

And finally, Man United would bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford over a decade after his last spell at the club.

So, with a fairly busy summer under their belt, Man United fans were probably not expecting their side to have much money available for the January transfer window.

However, the Daily Star have reported that:

Manchester United have set aside £70million for the next transfer window.

But, the Star do also add that the money will be made available to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer if the club feels Man United are in a position to sustain a genuine title challenge.

Where do Man United need to improve?

Should the money indeed become available, it is pretty obvious where Man United should spend that sum.

And, of course, Man United should be looking to bring in a proper defensive midfielder as their next marquee signing.

It has been covered to death at this point, but it is clear that none of Man United’s current central midfielders can work alongside Paul Pogba in a midfield pivot.

The pairing for Scott McTominay and Fred, though more defensively sound than when Pogba is put in there, is still not good enough for a title-challenging Premier League side.

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