Manchester United are making plans for their summer recruitment drive, despite the uncertainty surrounding the club with the ownership situation. The slow movement on a potential sale has seen United fall behind in their pursuit of Alexis Mac Allister, and Erik ten Hag is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of forward planning on the transfer front.
Despite that, United are targeting significant additions in the market, with a new striker and right-back seen as the priority for the team, although bringing in a centre-back, midfielder and a winger are also possibilities. But if the Red Devils are to sign players this summer, they’ll need to sell some of the current squad to raise funds, with financial fair play a concern.
But who are the club’s most valuable assets? CIES Football Observatory have crunched the numbers and worked out the most expensive players at United. Explaining the formula used to calculate the values, CIES said: “We are also proud to launch a new tool providing access to the estimated value of more than 30,000 professional players worldwide under a scenario with a contractual duration of at least three years.”
Below, we’ve ranked United’s highest-priced players according to the CEIS model…
1. Luke Shaw
>€30m (£26m)
2. Scott McTominay
>€30m (£26m)
3. Casemiro
>€40m (£35m)
4. Diogo Dalot
>€40m (£35m)