Manchester United's Transfer Ambitions: Three More Deals Expected
Manchester United are not done yet. Not by a long shot.
Despite already pulling off a busy summer with the arrivals of Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos and Karl Darlow, the message from both the dugout and the transfer market is clear: there is more to come.
United eye three more deals
Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano has outlined the next phase of Manchester United’s window, revealing that the club are actively working on three possible additions before the deadline.
The priorities are set. A third midfielder. Cover at left-back. And, if the conditions fall into place, a new striker.
United have already reshaped the core of their squad, with Tielemans adding Premier League know-how in midfield, Santos bringing youthful energy, and Darlow strengthening the goalkeeping department. After that early burst, the last couple of weeks have felt quieter. Too quiet for a club of this size.
Behind the scenes, though, the gears are still turning.
Romano, speaking on his YouTube channel, underlined how Michael Carrick’s public words match the club’s internal ambition. Carrick has spoken of doing “something special” this season, a line Romano seized on as a sign of the mood around Old Trafford.
On transfers, Carrick has been careful but clear. The squad, he believes, is “very good and well balanced” – but not complete. There are, he admitted, “one or two positions” United are still targeting.
That tallies with what has been widely reported: the search for a new left-back to support Luke Shaw, and the push for a third midfielder to complement Tielemans and Santos. On top of that, Romano says United are ready to move for a striker if the right opportunity drops into their lap.
The expectation from the transfer insider is blunt: Manchester United should still make more signings before the window closes.
Carrick’s faith in Rashford
The transfer noise runs alongside a quieter but equally important story: Marcus Rashford’s place in Carrick’s plans.
Carrick has spoken glowingly in recent days about Rashford’s return to the club setup. Romano has picked up on those comments and gone a step further, revealing that the manager’s upbeat tone in public mirrors his stance in private.
Carrick, Romano reports, views Rashford as a player who can offer “something different and something special” to this United side and stresses how well he knows the forward. The positivity isn’t just for the cameras. Romano says those same messages are being delivered behind closed doors, with Carrick “more than happy” to continue with Rashford as a key part of his project.
At a time when transfer speculation swirls around big names across Europe, that kind of clarity from the manager carries weight.
Mainoo’s World Cup lesson
Carrick has also turned his attention to one of United’s brightest young talents, Kobbie Mainoo, after a World Cup that could easily have been framed as a frustration.
Mainoo did not play a single minute for England at the tournament. For a young midfielder riding a wave of momentum at club level, that might look like a lost opportunity.
Carrick doesn’t see it that way.
He revealed he stayed in touch with Mainoo “all the way through the World Cup” – not constantly, but with “little bits” of communication designed to guide and support him. Carrick was keen to peel back the glamour and remind people of the human side of elite football.
From the outside, he said, everyone sees the “glitz” and “glamour” of a World Cup. Inside it, players live through the same emotional swings as anyone else. “Players are human beings. We all have our ups and downs. It’s important we support each other,” he stressed.
For Carrick, Mainoo’s trip was still a step forward. Simply being at a World Cup at his age, even without minutes, counts as a major milestone. The manager framed it as “a good experience” and a big step in the teenager’s development.
Mainoo, he pointed out, is “still such a young man” who has “achieved so much, so quickly.” The fact he is already operating at this level is, in Carrick’s eyes, an achievement in itself.
So United head into the final stretch of the window with three targets on the board, a manager publicly backing his star forward, and a prodigious midfielder being carefully nurtured. The squad is taking shape. The question now is how far this version of Manchester United can really go once the last signing walks through the door.
