Matt Judge is reported to have stood down from his position as head of corporate development for Manchester United and will not play a part in their upcoming recruitment drive. Judge has been a key figure when it comes to negotiations at Old Trafford and beyond since being appointed to his current role in 2016.
In what is shaping up to be a summer of change, there have already been several high-profile departures upstairs, with Jim Lawlor (chief scout) and Marcel Bout (head of global scouting) among those already confirmed to follow executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward out of the door.
According to The Athletic, that trio will be joined by Judge after he serves a notice period. For the last six seasons, he has been responsible for leading transfer and contract negotiations at the club - with 25 permanent deals made on his watch resulting in United splashing out a jaw-dropping £770million. Here is a rundown of those players.
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The 25 signings made under Matt Judge
Eric Bailly (£30million from Villarreal, June 2016)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (free from Paris Saint-Germain, July 2016)
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£26million from Borussia Dortmund, July 2016)
Paul Pogba (£89million from Juventus, August 2016)
Victor Lindelof (£30million from Benfica, July 2017)
Romelu Lukaku (£75million from Everton, July 2017)
Nemanja Matic (£40million from Chelsea, July 2017)
Alexis Sanchez (swap deal with Arsenal involving Mkhitaryan, January 2018)
Diogo Dalot (£17.4million from Porto, July 2018)
Fred (£52million from Porto, July 2018)
Lee Grant (£1.5million from Stoke City, July 2018)
Paul Woolston (free, Newcastle United, November 2018)
Daniel James (£17million from Swansea City, July 2019)
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£45million from Crystal Palace, July 2019)
Harry Maguire (£80million from Leicester City, August 2019)
Bruno Fernandes (£56.7million from Sporting Lisbon, January 2020)
Donny van de Beek (£35million from Ajax, August 2020)
Alex Telles (£15million from Porto, October 2020)
Facundo Pellistri (£9million from Penarol, October 2020)
Edinson Cavani (free from Paris Saint-Germain, October 2020)
Amad (£33million from Atalanta, January 2021)
Jadon Sancho (£72.9million from Borussia Dortmund, July 2021)
Raphael Varane (£34million from Real Madrid, July 2021)
Tom Heaton (free from Aston Villa, July 2021)
Cristiano Ronaldo (£13million from Juventus, August 2021)
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