After the FA Cup defeat, United have completed all of the season, playing a total of 62 games throughout the season, making them the busiest team in all of Europe. In the middle and late part of the season, Manchester United encountered a shortage of personnel due to injuries, and increasing the thickness of the squad was an urgent task this summer.
During this time, Manchester United also began to work on related work. The 24-year-old Portuguese defender Dalotte has completed a contract extension with the team and will play until 2028. The return of youngster Mason Greenwood is also on the agenda, and Ten Hag admires the striker, believing that he has the ability to score 20 goals in a single season, and how the off-field reasons are solved is the key to return.
At the same time, the movements of the two defenders have also attracted everyone's attention. Lisandro Martinez, who has been with the team for just a year, is considered one of United's best signings of the season. Manchester United were under pressure in the final stages of the defence and could not go further, and Lima's injury was an important factor.
Therefore, there are media reports that Manchester United will start the process of renewing Lima contract. However, this operation is a little confusing, and it seems a little difficult to understand to talk about renewing the contract just one year ago. It can only be said that Lima's weekly salary is relatively low, and the first season is recognized, and the salary increase and renewal are a reward. However, De Gea's past experience is worth being wary of, and it is easy to increase the salary of the main players, but it will affect other players.
England and Manchester United's double captain Harry Maguire is the opposite. Although Ten Hag has repeatedly stressed that Maguire still has enough ability, the few appearances, the many bad turnovers, and the preferring to use Luke Shaw as a guest centre-back show from the action that Maguire's departure is only a matter of time.
England boss Gareth Southgate has also changed his mind, arguing that Maguire may not be able to secure England's place if he still plays too little. The defenders brought by 80 million may not even be able to collect half of the transfer fee now. There are even analysts who believe that because Maguire's weekly salary is not low, Manchester United may subsidize 10 million to send away the nominal captain.
Of course, the biggest concern for Manchester United fans is still the issue of the change of ownership. Glazer has been talking about selling the team for more than half a year, but until now there has been no conclusive decision. With the opening of the transfer window, if Manchester United continue to delay on the sale, it will definitely affect the process of player transfers. Perhaps, which players go and which players come, we will have to wait for the arrival of the new owner to tell.