Manchester United have already been linked with a number of players since the Premier League season finished. The incoming transfer window will certainly be a significant one for the Red Devils.
Last years summer saw the Reds sign Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo in a shock window which looked like it would propel United to title challengers alongside Liverpool and Manchester City.
It quickly became apparent that this would not be the case, in fact, United accumulated their worst points total in Premier League history.
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That has all led to Erik ten Hag's appointment as the manager at Old Trafford. He will be looking to improve upon the side over the next months ahead of a big debut season in the hot seat.
The transfer window for English clubs will open on June 10 2022 and it will close at 23:00 BST on September 1 2022, which is the same as other leagues across the continent, the Premier League have confirmed.
Potential deals for United have already been floating around, with strong interest in Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong. It was reported that the Reds have made an opening offer for the Dutchman of £68 million.
James Ducker of The Telegraph has also said that the midfield area is the priority for the club. They want to sign two midfielders to replace Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic.
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Another priority is a centre forward and then a wide forward and central defender are on their radars, depending on outgoings, to boost quality on both ends of the pitch.
Darwin Nunez is one player that the club have been following, but rivals Liverpool are said to be willing to break their transfer record to sign the £85m rated man.
Regarding exits, the club have already confirmed six ahead of a proposed rebuild under Ten Hag.
Lee Grant, Matic, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Pogba and Edinson Cavani will all leave the club for a combined fee of zero pounds.
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The 39-year-old goalkeeper has retired from the professional game after four years at the club. Meanwhile the five outfield players will leave the club at the end of month as their contracts expire.
While that is a substantial amount of wages off the bill, United will also be wanting to earn some money from further departures if they are going to be able to bring in their desired targets.
Anthony Martial is one to keep an eye on, although his loan move to Sevilla was not a success, the Frenchman could have some suiters over the course of the summer. He has two years left on his deal at Old Trafford.
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Marcus Rashford had interest from Tottenham Hotspur, but the forward wants to remain at United and try to impress Ten Hag.
Brandon Williams is another academy graduate that the club could let go. He played consistent football at Norwich on loan last season and has expressed his desire to play football beforehand.
While there was original speculation that Cristiano Ronaldo could leave the club due to their drop to the Europa League, both the player and manager have squashed those rumours in recent weeks.
The transfer window will certainly have some twists and turns before the deadline. United's activity could be an indicator to how serious they really are about the rebuild taking place.
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Topics: Manchester United, Manchester United Transfer News & Rumours, Transfers, Frenkie De Jong
Cain Smith