The best teams plan ahead, leaving nothing to chance when it comes to team selections and transfers. Though the January transfer window is up next, players who see their contract run out in the summer are free to talk to teams outside of their league from January 1.
Manchester United have the opportunity to acquire some world-class talent and signing these stars in January and having them arrive in June will save the club over £250million and get a head start on their summer targets. Kylian Mbappe £144m Nothing wrong with being adventurous and reaching for the stars.
Mbappe has been linked with a mega-money move to Real Madrid next summer but United should be in the market for a player of the Frenchman's calibre.
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