Man United have prioritised strengthening their attacking options in this summer's transfer window - but progress is proving to be slow.

The approaches have been spearheaded by United’s head of academy recruitment Luke Fedorenko and director of academy Nick Cox.

Los Blancos will reportedly pay €50m (£43.3m) in instalments to bring Carreras back to the club, thus earning Benfica a serious profit on a player who will become Real's fourth signing of the summer.

United missed out on a move for Liam Delap, who swapped Ipswich for Chelsea, and have been linked with Viktor Gyokeres and Victor Osimhen who look set to join Arsenal and Galatasaray respectively.

Sancho, who still has a year remaining on his contract with United which is worth £300,000 a week, made the move to Old Trafford in a £73m deal from Borussia Dortmund four years ago. Dortmund have also been linked with Sancho this summer but the Bundesliga club have distanced themselves from a move.

After a forgettable 2024/25 campaign that saw Manchester United sink to 15th in the Premier League and lose the Europa League final, the club enters the new season with a clean slate. Ruben Amorim has officially taken the reins, not just mid-season, but from the ground up this time, getting his first full preseason with the Red Devils.

Manchester United on Thursday completed the signing of forward Enzo Kana-Biyik. The Red Devils disclosed this in a statement on their website

Manchester United’s summer reset continues at pace, with a clear message sent to five high-profile squad members. Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia were all given delayed return dates for pre-season, reportedly to allow them time to secure moves away from Old Trafford.