How are Man United still spending?

The Athletic FC Podcast

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Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

After signing Wolves’ Matheus Cunha for £62.5million, Manchester United have made an opening bid of £55m to sign Bryan Mbuemo from Brentford.

So, with no European football, how are United still drawing the big names - and are they at risk of breaching PSR after their lowest top flight league finish since 1974?

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Host: Adam Leventhal

With: Carl Anka, Mark Critchley, Conor O'Neill

Executive Producers: Adey Moorhead & Guy Clarke

Producer: Jay Beale

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