Here are your Manchester United morning headlines on Friday, September 23.
John Murtough issues update on January transfer window plans
Manchester United are expecting a quiet January transfer window and don't intend to repeat their record-breaking £225million spend from this summer in future windows.
United had a busy summer under new manager Erik ten Hag, signing six players in total, with five set for regular roles in the first-team squad.
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Antony became the club's second most expensive signing in history when he joined from Ajax for £85.5million and Casemiro joined from Real Madrid for an initial £60million. United also paid Ajax a potential £56million for Lisandro Martinez and signed Tyrell Malacia for £14.9million from Feyenoord. It was also a busy summer of departures with a host of senior players leaving on free transfers when their contracts expired at the end of June.
Ten Hag has been due to discuss recruitment plans with the club during this international break but football director John Murtough has cautioned against seeing that kind of level of investment again, insisting the club are ahead of schedule on their transfer plans.
Read what Murtough had to say about the January transfer window here.
Van de Beek reveals dressing room secret about Fernandes
Donny van de Beek has revealed Bruno Fernandes is responsible for the music inside Manchester United's dressing room.
Van de Beek, 25, has struggled for game time since joining United from Ajax in the summer of 2020 and he was expected to benefit from the appointment of Erik ten Hag, but he has continued to be a fringe player, despite the Dutchman's arrival.
The midfielder signed for Everton on loan in January and he's now returned to United to fight for his place at Old Trafford. The new Premier League season started six weeks ago and Van de Beek has played just 19 minutes across that period.
Van de Beek has been absent from the last three matchday squads with injury and he was not included in Louis van Gaal's Netherlands squad this week for the international break, which means he's remained at Carrington while the majority of his teammates are away.
Read the what Van de Beek had to say about Fernandes here.
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