Man United transfer news: Michael Carrick issues update with at least two more signings expected this summer

By Matt Law | 20 Aug 2026 18:18, Last updated: 20 Aug 2026 18:20

Manchester United caput manager Michael Carrick has said that the nine are moving to further fortify their squad earlier the extremity of the summertime transportation window.

The Red Devils person made 3 first-team signings this summer, boosting their midfield with the arrivals of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans, portion Karl Darlow has been brought successful arsenic the back-up goalkeeper to fig 1 Senne Lammens.

Man United are said to beryllium closing successful connected a deal for Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba, portion the nine are besides believed to beryllium keen to motion a caller left-back.

When asked astir the anticipation of a caller left-back arriving, Carrick said that the Red Devils are "looking to fortify the squad".

Man United expected to motion caller midfielder, left-back earlier extremity of transportation window

"I conscionable deliberation we're looking to fortify the squad. We're surely moving towards that, making the astir of the concern that we person and trying to amended things and trying to determination forward," Carrick told reporters during Thursday's property conference.

"You know, I said the aforesaid happening to you past time. So, yeah, surely trying to marque the astir of the opportunities to decorativeness the model stronger than we went into it. And I deliberation we're a bully mode to doing that, truthful far."

Man United person been heavy linked with a determination for Newcastle United's Lewis Hall this summer, but a woody for the England planetary is regarded arsenic unlikely.

Hall is present believed to beryllium successful talks with Newcastle implicit a caller contract.

Jorge Salinas has besides been linked with a determination to Old Trafford from Racing Santander, but Atletico Madrid are viewed arsenic the favourites for the Spaniard.

Hall, Salinas, Balde among Man United's left-back targets

According to transportation adept Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde is besides connected the club's radar heading into the second stages of the market.

However, Balde is said to beryllium blessed astatine Barcelona and not looking to permission the Catalan giants earlier the extremity of the transportation window.

Luke Shaw is presently Man United's lone recognised elder left-back, with Harry Amass, 19, perchance leaving earlier the extremity of the transportation window.

Patrick Dorgu, meanwhile, is present viewed by Carrick arsenic an enactment further forward, with the Denmark planetary expected to conflict Matheus Cunha and Marcus Rashford for the left-sided attacking spot this season.