Manchester United's summer hasn't exactly been going to plan. They've lost to Liverpool, Arsenal and Rosenborg, and last season's injury crisis looks to have spread, like mould, into the fibres of the current campaign.
Rasmus Hojlund is out for around six weeks with a hamstring injury, but arguably the bigger kick in the teeth is the loss of new signing Leny Yoro, who joined from Lille for £52million last month after United pipped Real Madrid to his signature. READ MORE: Man United transfer news live Toney opportunity and Mazraoui deal close READ MORE: Manchester United 'issue ultimatum' to West Ham over Aaron Wan-Bissaka transfer The centre-back suffered an ill-timed metatarsal injury and has been ruled out until late October, leaving a gaping hole in Erik ten Hag's defence, particularly after Raphael Varane's departure.
As such, we thought we'd have a go at imaging what a perfect end to the summer transfer window might look like for the Red Devils and spoiler alert, there are a couple of reunions in store.
Matthijs de Ligt has been on United's radar ever since Ten Hag's arrival in 2022. The Dutch defender, 24, is in the shop window after a reasonable, but somewhat underwhelming, two-year stint at Bayern Munich.
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