Manchester United summer transfers ranked: Best to worst from Ruben Amorim’s 2025 window including Mbeumo, Cunha, Rashford KIK BALL

Manchester United endured their worst-ever Premier League campaign in 2024-25, finishing 15th in the top flight after sacking manager Erik ten Hag and replacing him with Ruben Amorim part way through the season.

The former Sporting Lisbon boss is currently in the opening stages of his first full term in the Old Trafford dugout, armed with £218m-worth of new signings.

An entire forward line was recruited during the summer transfer window, with Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Bryan Mbeumo set to lead the Red Devils’ attack for the foreseeable future.

The club also pulled off a late deal for a new goalkeeper, Senne Lammens, after both Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir started the season in poor form.

However, the 20-time top-flight champions’ business was not all positive, with a number of exiled historical big-money signings such as Jadon Sancho leaving on a temporary basis rather than sold to recoup a significant fee, for example.

Elsewhere, those that were sold either led to major losses compared to their original cost or brought in relatively low fees compared to similar sales by rival clubs.

Here, Sports Mole ranks all of Man United’s transfer activity this summer from best to worst, divided by incomings and outgoings.

Manchester United summer 2025 incoming transfers ranked from best to worst:

1. Bryan Mbeumo

The former Brentford man was a talismanic figure for the Bees, and was part of the squad that initially earned promotion to the Premier League.

United agreed a deal worth £71m to bring the Cameroon international to Old Trafford, coming off the back of his best-ever campaign in which he scored 20 goals and provided eight assist for his teammates.

2. Matheus Cunha

Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha was arguably the main reason for Wolverhampton Wanderers’ survival in the top flight last term, and adding his dynamic dribbling and ability to score from almost any situation to a Man United attack that has been starved of ideas in recent seasons bears promise.

United handed over £62.5m for his services and he has shown positive signs already, especially when linking up with fellow new arrival Mbeumo.

3. Senne Lammens

Goalkeeper has been a problem position at Old Trafford for a number of years now, and signing Andre Onana did little to remedy the situation.

The former Inter Milan shot-stopper has produced a catalogue of errors leading to goals during his short time at the club so far, andAltay Bayindir has not been convincing either.

As a result, the Red Devils recruited Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp, who is said to have scored highly in United’s internal data analysis rankings having supposedly made the most saves in the top 10 leagues and completed the most progressive passes of any goalkeeper under the age of 23 in 2024-25.

4. Benjamin Sesko

The final piece of United’s frontline overhaul this summer, Benjamin Sesko joined from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in a deal that could be worth up to £73.7m if all add-ons are met.

While the 22-year-old striker is undeniably talented, he remains a project forward that needs to develop in order to reach the level required to make a major splash in the Premier League.

5. Diego Leon

Originally agreed during the winter window, left-back Diego Leon completed his transfer from Cerro Porteno for a fee that could rise to £7m.

At just 18 years old, the Paraguayan talent is not ready for the first-team at the moment, but he is one to keep an eye on in the coming seasons.

Manchester United summer 2025 outgoing transfers ranked from best to worst:

1. Alejandro Garnacho

The 21-year-old fell out with Amorim and consequently fell out of favour at Old Trafford despite his talent and potential.

Garnacho signed for Chelsea for just £40m with a 10% sell-on clause attached, becoming United’s fourth-biggest sale of all time after Angel Di Maria, Romelu Lukaku and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Such a fee seems low in the current market, but given that the Argentina international counts as an academy graduate despite joining from Atletico Madrid in 2020, the fee is considered pure profit and puts this deal at the top of this list.

2. Christian Eriksen

The Danish midfielder was a reliable option during a difficult and turbulent three seasons with the Red Devils, and he departed on good terms upon the expiry of his contract.

Eriksen remains without a club and is not expected to join another side in England – at least not in the Premier League – and United will be glad to have freed his wages to be allocated elsewhere.

3. Victor Lindelof

The Swedish centre-back found himself at the lower end of the pecking order and left on a free transfer to Aston Villa after fulfilling his contract.

With five other senior centre-back options (including Luke Shaw), Lindelof was surplus to requirements, and a split was in the best interests of all parties.

4. Marcus Rashford

Rashford fell out with Amorim almost immediately after the manager’s arrival, and he spent the second-half of 2024-25 on loan at Aston Villa, and is now temporarily with Barcelona for 2025-26.

Freeing up the star’s wages to spend elsewhere makes this useful business, but if Rashford is considered good enough for La Blaugrana then he could have contributed towards Man United’s season instead.

5. Jadon Sancho

When Sancho was signed for £73m back in 2021, it was seen as a coup by some that one of the brightest young talents in Europe would choose United as his destination.

With only 12 goals in 89 Premier League appearances alongside a number of troubled loan spells, it would be fair to say that the transfer has been a failure so far.

The 25-year-old joined Villa on loan, and the club will be disappointed with their inability to sell Sancho in order to recoup a meaningful fee.

6. Rasmus Hojlund

Now-22-year-old striker Rasmus Hojlund was brought to United from Atalanta for £72m in 2023 with the intention that he would grow into the focal point of the club at centre-forward.

However, a combination of pressure and the environment at Old Trafford meant that the Danish star was unable to flourish, and despite his desire to stay and fight for his place, he joined Napoli on an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy for £38m.

That represents a £34m loss after only two seasons with the Red Devils, making the deal one of the worst this summer.

7. Antony

Similarly, Brazilian winger Antony joined Man United from Ajax for £81.3m in 2022, and after two lacklustre campaigns in England, he went on loan to Real Betis 2024-25 before joining them permanently this summer for £21.65m.

A loss of almost £60m on a 25-year-old forward just three years after he signed makes it a shockingly poor endeavour overall.

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