Manchester United are the Premier League club that spends more money than Manchester City, but the results are in shambles, finishing 16th in the Premier League this season, losing 0-1 to Tottenham in the Europa League final, facing a super embarrassing situation of having no four seasons and no European games to play next season. Why did Manchester United go from being a good club in the Premier League to what it is today? The biggest reason is that the club's transfer work is a mess. For example, the one-in-one-out midfield position in the summer window last year was a nightmare for Manchester United.
In the summer window last year (30 August), Manchester United sold their academy midfielder Scott McTominay to Serie A giants Napoli for a transfer fee of 30.5 million euros. Scott McTominay reached new heights at Napoli, scoring 12 goals and 4 assists as a new Serie A signing, helping Napoli win the Serie A title this season and be named the Serie A MVP of the season.
In the summer window last year (30 August), after Manchester United sold McTominay, it was officially announced that they had signed Ugarte from Paris on the same day, and they had already paid a transfer fee of 50 million euros, with another 10 million euros floating (not activated). Ugarte has not been a great player for Manchester United, with two goals and six assists in 45 games in all competitions, including one goal and two assists in 29 Premier League games. Ugard's absence from the Europa League final while fit and not getting a minute of playing time is enough to show that Amorim doesn't trust Ugarte.
Sell McTominay, buy Ugarte, or go low and go high, Manchester United's transfer work may be the worst in the Premier League, not one of them!