John Fleck and Ben Osborn will both remain at Bramall Lane for the Premier League season, signing one-year deals to remain at Bramall Lane. But who will join them in South Yorkshire next term?
There have been all number of weird and wonderful transfer links already this summer, with the window not long open and what feels like an eternity until it shuts later in the year. Some of the rumours make perfect sense and some are downright bizarre, not fitting the owner’s well-publicised transfer policy at all or commanding a fee well in excess of the whole budget boss Paul Heckingbottom is working to this summer for permanent signings.
With around £20m to commit to long-term deals, the United chief will focus on the loan and free agent markets heavily as he looks to construct a squad for the Premier League. And so we had a look at some of the links so far this summer, to assess how much sense they make and the likelihood of any actually coming to fruition ...