Man Utd transfers: Could midfielder be Michael Carrick’s first signing?

Even if Ederson is signed in the next few days, it could be a while before United’s midfield makeup for the 2026-27 season becomes clear.

Whoever they sign, Carrick will be hoping their recruitment will be more successful than any player they’ve tried at the position since joining from Tottenham for £18.6m in July 2006.

Manuel Ugarte (£42.3m, from PSG, August 2024. 69 games, two goals)

Mason Mount (£55m, from Chelsea, June 2023. 72 games, seven goals)

Sofyan Amrabat (loan, from Fiorentina, September 2023. 30 games, no goals)

Casemiro (£70m, from Real Madrid, Aug 2022. 160 games, 26 goals)

Christian Eriksen (Free, July 2022. 107 games, eight goals)

Marcel Sabitzer (loan, from Bayern Munich, January 2023. 18 games, three goals)

Donnie van de Beek (£35m, from Ajax, September 2020. 62 games, two goals)

Fred (£47m, from Shakhtar Donetsk, June 2018. 212 games, 14 goals)

Nemanja Matic (£40m, from Chelsea, July 2017. 189 games, four goals)

Paul Pogba (£89m, from Juventus, August 2016. 224 games, 39 goals)

Henrik Mkhitaryan (£27m, from Borussia Dortmund, July 2016. 63 games, 13 goals)

Morgan Schneiderlin (£22m, from Southampton, July 2015. 47 games, one goal)

Bastian Schweinsteiger (£14.4m, from Bayern Munich, July 2015. 35 games, two goals)

Ander Herrera (£29m, from Athletic Bilbao, June 2014. 189 games, 20 goals)

Marouane Fellaini (£27.5m, from Everton, 177 games, 22 goals)

Paul Scholes (free, January 2012 42 games, five goals)

Anderson (£26m from Porto, July 2007. 179 games, nine goals)

Owen Hargreaves (£17m, from Bayern Munich, July 2007. 39 games, two goals)

18 signatures = 541.2 million

Tom Cleverley (1st August 2011 79 games, five goals)

Paul Pogba (debut, September 2011, seven games, no goals)

Scott McTominay (start, May 2017. 255 games, 29 goals)

James Garner (start, February 2019, seven games, no goals)

Kobi Maino (start January 2023, 102 games, eight goals)

Toby Collier (started August 2024. Played 13 games, no goals).

Jack Fletcher (start, December 2025. Three games, no goals)

Tyler Fletcher (start, February 2026. Two games, no goals)