will push for three more major signings before the end of the transfer window, according to reports.
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United have brought in Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen, with a deal for from confirmed on Friday night.
Casemiro is set to join the Red Devils in a deal worth up to £70million as Erik ten Hag finally gets a midfielder in.
Ten Hag has suffered a terrible start to his career at the club having lost his first two Premier League matches in charge.
According to the , United’s owners, the Glazers, are ready to allow Ten Hag to spend his way out of the current crisis facing the club.
Transfers for Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong, PSV Eindhoven’s Cody Gakpo and Antony of Ajax will be pursued before the transfer window slams shut on September 1.
De Jong has been a priority target for the whole summer window, but deferred wages of around £14m owed to the player and his desire to stay at Camp Nou have been stumbling blocks.
In terms of attackers, United have seen an €80m bid for winger Antony rejected with the player absent from Ajax training on Friday, while Gakpo of PSV is also wanted.
United’s latest incoming Casemiro has been labelled ‘overpriced’ by Red Devils legend Rio Ferdinand, who feels the club won’t be getting much resale value from the experienced midfielder.
‘Is he overpriced? Yes,’ Ferdinand told the FIVE YouTube channel.
‘Are there negatives? Yes there are. ‘Obviously the age, 30 years old. I wouldn’t say that’s a massive negative but I think if you’re talking from a business standpoint there’s gonna be zero resale value.
‘So it’s £60m, plus £10m add-ons, and then obviously you bounce on top of that the wages. So you’re probably looking somewhere near £100m – if you get change out of that, you will be lucky.
‘In a time when we don’t have the finances, it doesn’t seem we can bring big players we have put it all into him. So he needs to work.
‘To come from Spain for Casemiro into a team that is absolutely bereft of any confidence, is absolutely struggling in all areas, tactically especially, physically, mentally.
‘I think it’s going to be a huge ask for a 30-year-old to come in, recharge, reboot and go again.’
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