Jadon Sancho, £73m. Antony, £86m. Rasmus Hojlund, £64m. Mason Mount, £55m. Andre Onana, £43.8m. Joshua Zirkzee, £36.5m. Manuel Ugarte, £42.1m. Such an awful way to burn through £400.4m, it's almost impressive how bad it is. If you can't buy well on top of not being able to sell well, it's a recipe for disaster in an era where football finance matters. Add that into £50m per year in interest payments & you're left scrounging the bargain bin to fill out your squad while other clubs are seizing the opportunity to strengthen & push up the Premier League table. The midfield rebuild has been a success, Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans & Carlos Baleba is an 8/10. Not perfect or to plan (that 'premium' CM target) but a balance of skillsets with Kobbie Mainoo for £155m. Problem is, the transfer window had more needs beyond 3x CM, like LB, LW, ST or CB. Not all of that was getting done this summer, but more could & should. Marcus Rashford changed the LW situation. Not signing a CB allows an opportunity for Leny Yoro & Ayden Heaven to step forward, which isn't the worst thing. Combine that with no LB though & it does feel like the season hinges too much on staying injury free. LB market was shallow, so I understand not pivoting from Lewis Hall because of the dropoff after him but there's no guarantee next summer, it'll likely be harder. Why not move to a different need, bring that forward? I have this team finishing 3rd or 4th, but the margins are slimmer now. Manchester United had a big chance off of 2025/26 to set the platform for the future & with let's hope these risks don't come back to bite them.