The most extravagant summer spending sprees Manchester United have embarked on were in 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2022.
United spent £73million on three players. Fred and Diogo Dalot had release clauses. The other was Lee Grant. This was how Glazernomics worked.READ MORE: United decide who is in charge of recruitment ahead of transfer window Yet his first deadline day was spent in Florence parting with €10m just to sign Sofyan Amrabat on loan. Amrabat has not started a Premier League match since before Christmas and United will not be taking up the €20m option to buy.
When United wanted the Austrian striker Benjamin Sesko in 2022, they knew a rival bidding club had offered £15m. United were quoted double that. John Murtough was told, "You’re Manchester United, you’ve got loads of money."