Manchester United is going to compete for the championship? 230 million yuan buying striker is just the beginning, and we have to buy Donnarumma again

No one expected that so far, the club with the highest net investment in the transfer market was Manchester United? Although Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have higher transfer investment than Manchester United, their income is also higher, and their net investment is not as good as Manchester United. After spending about 230 million euros to introduce three strikers, Seshko, Cunya and Mbermo, Manchester United has to spend another 100 million pounds to buy Brighton's midfielder Baleba, and to buy last season's best goalkeeper Donnarumma. With such huge investment from Manchester United, is this going to compete for the Premier League championship in the new season?

So far, Manchester United has signed a total of 4 new players in the transfer market, 76.5 million euros (excluding floating clauses) to sign Seschko from Leipzig, 75 million euros to sign Mbermo from Brentford, 74.2 million euros to sign Cunya from Wolves, and 4 million euros to sign 18-year-old defender Leon from Portno Hills, with a total investment of about 230 million euros. In terms of player transfer, Manchester United's revenue is still zero. Evans, Lindelof and Eriksen all leave the team without signing when the contract expires, and Rashford is loaned to Barcelona for free.

Among other BIG6 teams in the Premier League, although Liverpool invested 300 million euros, the revenue of selling players also reached 200 million euros, with a net investment of only about 100 million euros; Chelsea invested about 280 million euros, but the seller has earned about 230 million euros, and the net investment is currently about 50 million euros. In the future, with the departure of players such as Nkunku, Jackson and Vega, it is possible to make a profit; Arsenal's recruitment invested At around 224 million euros, the sales revenue was only 8 million euros, and the net investment reached 216 million euros. Like Manchester United, they are the only two teams with a net investment of more than 200 million euros so far; Manchester City's recruitment investment reached 177 million euros, but the sales revenue reached 33 million euros, and the net investment was around 144 million euros; Tottenham's recruitment investment was around 146 million euros, but the sales revenue reached 35.5 million euros, and the net investment was around 100 million euros.

It’s just that Arsenal was the runner-up in the Premier League last season and will compete in the Champions League this season. The big signing is naturally to compete for the championship in the two-line team. As for Manchester United, it ranked 15th in the Premier League last season, and it is a completely relegation team in the Premier League. This season, it has no European missions, and its net investment ranks first in the Premier League and even the world. Do you also want to compete for the championship in the new season? Although Manchester United may recover some funds by clearing up redundant staff such as Garnacho, Sancho and Anthony, even if all of these players are sold, the total transfer fee will not exceed 100 million euros. What's even more terrifying is that Manchester United's signings have not ended. Next, they will have to spend about 100 million euros to sign Brighton's Baleba, and about 30 million euros to sign last season's best goalkeeper Donaluma. If these two signings are completed, Manchester United's net transfer investment in this summer window will be higher than now!

21-year-old Cameroon midfielder Baleba currently plays for Brighton. He transferred from Lille to Brighton for 27 million euros in August 2023. He made 37 appearances for Brighton in his first season, including 16 starts. He began to become the absolute main player of the midfielder last season, with 37 starts in 40 appearances and 37 starts, contributing 4 goals and 2 assists. He is currently worth 40 million euros. Baleba is 183 cm tall and weighs 77 kg. He is very physically compatible. He not only has outstanding defense skills such as interception and tackle tackle, but also has fast speed, excellent dribbling ability, good long passes and short passes, full of shooting power, and has a long shot. He is a perfect midfield hexagon fighter.

Although Brighton Chairman Bloom said in an interview with reporters that Baleba was not on the team's sales list, he changed his mind and said that nothing in the transfer market was impossible. Then he said that Baleba was so excellent, which reminded him of Kesedo, who transferred from Brighton to Chelsea. Indeed, Baleba is a replica of Kesedo. He has the same position and excellent physical fitness. Even the leveling process in Brighton is almost the same. Kesedo's transfer from Brighton to Chelsea is 116 million euros. Therefore, Brighton's price for Baleba is also more than 100 million pounds, equivalent to 115 million euros, completely benchmarking against Kesedo. It is reported that Manchester United has made the introduction of Baleba the priority of the next stage of recruitment work, and has reached an agreement with Baleba's agent on personal terms. The next step is how to convince Brighton to release him. After all, as long as the money is enough, Brighton will not sell anything.

And Baleba may not be Manchester United's only signing next, and the best goalkeeper Donnarumma in the Champions League last season is likely to be another surprise for Manchester United's summer window. Donarumma made great contributions to Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League championship last season, and also entered the 30-man shortlist for the 2025 Golden Ball Awards, and is the only goalkeeper among them. From a certain perspective, it is not an exaggeration to say that Donarumma is the world's best goalkeeper at present. However, Donaluma's contract with Paris Saint-Germain will expire next summer window, but the two sides did not reach an agreement on the renewal. Paris signed 23-year-old French goalkeeper Schevalier from Lille for 40 million euros and included Donaluma on the sale list.

Donnarumma entered the transfer market a bit suddenly, and many giants were completely unprepared, which gave Manchester United, who missed the Champions League next season, an opportunity to take advantage of. So far, only Inter Milan, Chelsea and Manchester United have contacted Donnarumma's agents. However, Inter Milan only hopes to sign Donarumma without a chance next summer, and may even ask Donarumma to cut his salary; Chelsea is not a necessity for goalkeepers, and they can only take action if the transfer fee and salary are appropriate; only Manchester United is the one who is most eager to sign Donarumma. Manchester United's main goalkeeper is Onana. Although Onana often performs at the god level during the two seasons of joining Manchester United, many neurological mistakes have caused the goal to be lost. If Donnarumma is used to replace Onana, I'm afraid Amorin will laugh out loud in his dreams.. Although Donnarumma is only 26 years old and has a net worth of 40 million euros, since the contract is only one year left and has been voluntarily listed and sold by the club, the transfer fee may be around 30 million euros. However, his annual salary in Paris is as high as 12 million euros, and personal benefits are the key to whether Manchester United can sign Donnarumma. Because Onana's net worth is 25 million euros and its annual salary is about 7 million euros, if Manchester United can successfully sell Onana, it will not only free up the main position, but also leave salary space. With 10 million euros, the goalkeeper position can be upgraded.

If Manchester United can sign Baleba for about 100 million euros, then replace Onana with Donnarumma, and then add Seshko, Mbermo and Cunya, the transfer fee investment in this summer window will be around 360 million euros, of which the net investment will exceed 250 million euros, the best in the entire football world. Manchester United's 11-man starting lineup in the new season will have new faces in at least 5 positions. Manchester United in the new season is definitely worth looking forward to, and it is not impossible to compete for the Premier League championship.

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