David Moyes will reportedly be handed up to £200million to spend this summer (Picture: Getty Images)

After a terrible season Manchester United supporters will be desperate for the club to avoid a repeat of last summer’s transfer escapades.

David Moyes has been promised a war chest of up to £200million to spend this summer and it may well take a large proportion of that budget to turn United back into title contenders.

Despite this I don’t believe the club need to bring in nine or 10 players. Instead the club should focus on bringing in between three and six top notch players who can make a real difference and supplement what is already there.

With this in mind here are five players I would like to see United sign this summer.




1) Luke Shaw (Southampton)

Southampton’s teenage left-back has been hugely impressive since making his Premier League bow last season. Playing top flight football at such a tender age has seen his physical development go through the roof, and his defensive is something that will impress United supporters. With Patrice Evra expected to leave in the summer, Shaw would be a perfect replacement. United may well have a free run at signing Shaw with Chelsea and Manchester City both having other, more pressing concerns within their squad.

2) Ezequiel Garay (Benfica)

A talented, experienced ball-playing defender, Garay would add an air of calm to a young Manchester United backline and really bring on the development of Phil Jones and Chris Smalling. He would replace a lot of the qualities sure lost with Rio Ferdinand expected to leave the club this summer. His contract is out in the summer of 2015 so will cost less than the figure of around £20million which was quoted last summer.

United targets Toni Kroos and Marco Reus battle for possession (Picture: Getty Images)

3) Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich)

Arguably the best deep lying playmaker in world football at this time. Kroos has carried Bayern Munich’s midfield with great aplomb for the last two seasons and a dispute regarding his contract could allow Manchester United to blow the Bavarian giants out of the water financially this summer. This would be the most difficult deal for United to pull off with Kroos a key component within the best team in the world, however, the circumstances surrounding the player could give United hope. Would be the perfect replacement for Paul Scholes.

4) William Carvalho (Sporting)

This would be a real gamble as Carvalho is just 22 years of age and his release clause is €45million. However, if you can get a player with Carvalho’s physical attributes at an early age you may well be set in midfield for the next eight years. The Portuguese midfielder is an absolute powerhouse who can sit as a holding midfield linchpin as well as being able to break down opposition attacks in the middle of the park. Would add a real degree of mettle to Manchester United’s midfield which has been missing since the departures of firstly Roy Keane and latterly Owen Hargreaves.

5) Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)

Another ‘Hollywood’ name but Reus is arguably the best out and out winger around at the moment. He has gone from strength to strength since his move to Dortmund from Gladbach in July 2012 and could warrant a wage packet which Dortmund are unable to offer him. United have the financial clout to pay Reus the money he probably deserves in the current market and that could well be a key factor in the German’s decision. People are quick to dismiss wing-play as a thing of the past but Arjen Robben’s performance against United proves the value of out-and-out widemen.

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