Manchester United were relaxed about further recruitment during the summer transfer window and - in any case - that prospect was always going to be governed by potential outgoings.
Addressing three key areas in the squad, Erik ten Hag got his wish to sign Andre Onana, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund for over £160million combined.
Now, with Harry Maguire ready to move on, there are revived plans to snap-up another centre-back with Edmond Tapsoba among the names on their radar.
Tapsoba has earned rave reviews for his performances at Bayer Leverkusen and possesses qualities Ten Hag wants in his defensive-minded players.
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