United's summer window in one place: who came in, who left, and how the money adds up.
Manchester United's summer transfer business is now complete. This is the window in one place: the main signings, the key departures, and what the club has said about the cost. Our transfers page lists every move as it is recorded.
The main signings
| Player | From | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Baleba | Brighton | 24 August | £65m plus £5m add-ons |
| Youri Tielemans | Aston Villa | 13 July | £35m |
| Andrey Santos | Chelsea | 12 July | £48m plus £2m add-ons |
| Karl Darlow | Leeds | 13 July | Free transfer |
Fees are those reported by the Manchester Evening News. Teenager T. Thompson also joined from Tottenham on 19 July.
Returning from loan
A number of players came back at the end of their loans in late June, including Marcus Rashford (from Barcelona) and Harry Amass (from Norwich). Rashford is part of the squad list on our squad page.
Who left
Rasmus Højlund moved to Napoli on a permanent deal on 30 June after returning from his loan there.
Casemiro left as a free agent and joined Inter Miami on 21 July.
Radek Vítek joined Middlesbrough on 7 August.
Altay Bayındır went on loan to Celta Vigo on 6 August.
André Onana went on loan to Trabzonspor on 2 July.
How the spending adds up
The club said it committed £155m to these deals, including add-ons. Stock-exchange filings released the next day showed the summer's total spending was £191.7m. The Manchester Evening News reports that the gap is partly agents' fees, the Premier League's 4% transfer levy and the cost of academy signings. We break down the numbers in our report on the club's annual results.
Transfer dates and details come from our transfer data and can be updated as records are corrected.
Doing the sums
The four main signings in the table above add up neatly. Baleba (£65m plus £5m in add-ons), Tielemans (£35m) and Andrey Santos (£48m plus £2m in add-ons) come to £148m in base fees and £155m including add-ons, with Darlow arriving for nothing. That £155m is exactly the figure the club said it had committed to new players in the summer. The higher £191.7m that appeared in stock-exchange filings is a wider measure that, according to the Manchester Evening News, also covers agents' fees, the Premier League's 4% levy on transfers and the cost of academy signings. Our report on the club's finances explains why the figures matter.
What the signings tell us
- A midfield rebuild: three of the four main signings are midfielders, with ages of 28 (Tielemans) and 21 (Baleba and Santos). The mix combines experience with long-term investment.
- A goalkeeper for depth: Karl Darlow, 35, joined on a free transfer to sit behind Senne Lammens, matching the pattern of keeping a veteran presence in the group.
- Youth recruitment: the teenager T. Thompson arrived from Tottenham in July, part of a wider push to recruit young talent that includes the academy signings in our academy guide.
The other side of the ledger
Departures were as significant as arrivals. Casemiro left as a free agent for Inter Miami, Rasmus Højlund made his Napoli move permanent, and Onana and Bayındır both went out on loan, so the squad was reshaped at both ends. Returning loanees Rashford and Amass were folded back into the group, which is why the squad of 33 in our squad guide contains more names than the transfer table alone would suggest.
Transfers are never final until a player is registered, so we keep this list updated as records change. See all moves on our transfers page.