Jadon Sancho and others, United took a different tack. They signed in a position where they already looked fairly strong, bolstering their midfield with the addition of Donny van de Beek from Ajax.That is not to say Van de Beek is a bad signing.
The opposite may be truer, in fact, given United only paid an up-front fee of £35million, which represented good value for money compared to two of their other targets, in Jack Grealish and James Maddison.But Van de Beek comes into a crowded area at Old Trafford, whatever position in which you bracket him.
He can play as a more conventional central midfielder or as a No.10, with United boasting Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay and Fred as his competition across those two.
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