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Manchester United s 180 million yuan purchase has become a joke, cleaning up players only takes back the fraction

2:39pm, 3 September 2025【Football】

The bell of the transfer window is about to fall, and Manchester United's actions are finally concentrated. Since Garnacho joined Chelsea, the team's weight loss plan has reached its climax. Anthony went to Betis for 25 million euros. Sancho was sent to Villa after completing the contract renewal. It seemed that the major cleaning was completed, but after settlement, he found that losses were the real theme.

Ganacho's transfer fee is close to £45 million, making it the most decent income in Manchester United's summer window. This young man from youth training has almost no investment cost, and the club has received relatively considerable funds. In comparison, Anthony and Sancho are dazzling. The total transfer fee of the two at the time was as high as 180 million euros, but now the income from selling people is only 25 million euros. Even if Sancho is bought out in the future, it will be difficult to fill this huge funding gap.

Transfer failure is not just an economic issue, the player's attitude plays a key role in it. Rashford named to go to Barcelona, ​​Anthony insisted on choosing Betis, while Garnacho only likes Chelsea. When the player says it to death, the club loses the possibility of bargaining and can only accept price cuts. Manchester United has paid a huge amount of money but has no initiative in the transfer market. This embarrassment has put heavy pressure on the management.

Sancho's situation is more complicated. His weekly salary is as high as £300,000 and he is one of the most paid players in the team. The high salary combined with the refusal to cut salary has discouraged many clubs. Juventus had intended to contact him, but he directly persuaded him to withdraw from his salary pressure. Manchester United can only accept loans and also bear part of the salary. For a wealthy family, this way of handling is more like stop loss than reasonable trading.

For a long time, Manchester United's transfer operations have been criticized for lack of planning. When buying people, they are generous and forced to sell them at a low price when selling people. What is spent is huge funds, but what is recycled is a shrinking fraction. The case of Anthony and Sancho is just a microcosm of Manchester United's chaotic signing logic in recent years.

As a group of players left, Amorin's lineup finally became a little refreshed. On the surface, this is a positive signal. If the players who are not in the plan leave, the atmosphere in the locker room may improve. But the reality is still cruel, the new season started with unsatisfactory results, and the tactical system did not go smoothly. If grades continue to be sluggish, Amorin's situation will become increasingly dangerous, and there is even a risk of being dismissed early. The concerns of fans are also accumulating. 180 million yuan was invested to introduce players, and only 25 million yuan was recycled in a few years. Such losses were almost difficult to explain with any reason. The real problem is not just a failure of a player, but an imbalance in the transfer strategy, salary structure and management decisions of the entire club. The result of Manchester United's cleaning operation tells everyone: Buying a lot does not mean stability, and celebrity names cannot guarantee returns. Whether it is Anthony, Sancho or Rashford, the players' personal choices are getting bigger and bigger, while the club's voice is gradually declining. If the management cannot find a balance point, similar embarrassment will continue to take place in the next transfer window.

For fans, what they really expect is not a transfer list, but a victory on the court. The cleaning is just a process. Whether the lineup can be integrated into combat effectiveness is the question that Manchester United needs to answer the most next.