There is some stellar talent warming up benches across the top five leagues, in some of the biggest clubs. And during the recently closed transfer window, there were teams who were scanning the whole market aggressively.The scouting department of Manchester United had work over their heads to follow up on the hype caused by the arrival of Erik ten Hag – the Dutch strategist had a lot of changes in mind and among those changes were those in playing staff.After a slow start to the summer window, the 52-year-olds was able to bring in six new faces to help lift the doom and gloom around the club.While transfers were finalized at Old Trafford, there were those which did not see the light of day that could have been quite resonant.Manchester United Transferin son günü Barcelona’dan Memphis Depayve Chelsea’den Christian Pulisic’i transfer etme şansını kullanmadı.(Fabrizio Romano) pic.twitter.com/5aYVOzmQ8M— Fut Follow Sports (@FutFollowSports) September 12, 2022 According to Fabrizio Romano, United were offered nine other players but opted against a move for any of them. The Red Devils managed to lure five-time Champions League winner Casemiro as well as adding Christian Eriksen, Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez, Antony and Martin Dubravka.Italian transfer specialist announced on his YouTube channel that Memphis Depay was among the names offered to United this summer. The Dutchman had an 18-month stint at the club but departed for French side Lyon in 2017, after failing to find his best form at Old Trafford. All the while, Ten Hag’s insisted on a reunion with Ajax star Antony which eventually left Depay’s return only a rumour.Along with the current Barcelona attacker, the Red Devils’ received an offer that had Chelsea’s American Christian Pulisic written on it – the USA international fell down the pecking order under former Blues coach Thomas Tuchel and the Blues tried to get rid of his 170,000-euros-weekly salary.##NAJAVA_MECA_6641005##Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Leandro Paredes was also presented to Manchester United but the Argentine completed a last-ditch move to Juventus. Also, Barcelona’s Sergino Dest is mentioned – he eventually ended up in Serie A with AC Milan.The arrival of Antony closed the door for another potential transfer – Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco. Juventus tried selling Weston McKennie over to the Red Devils but the American stayed in Turin.(🌕) Leandro Paredes was one of the players who was discussed by Manchester United board during summer. @FabrizioRomano 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/M7V9VTrWsV— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) September 11, 2022 🥇| Despite the links to Liverpool, the only club who were interested in Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo this summer was Manchester United. [@FabrizioRomano for @caughtoffside] pic.twitter.com/nzTqVQM4oy— Anfield Edition (@AnfieldEdition) September 12, 2022 The list continues with Borussia Dortmund right-back Thomas Meunier, Brighton’s midfielder Moises Caicedo and Napoli’s Hirving Lozano – the three stayed with their respective clubs.Ten Hag’s season at the Theater of Dreams showed a see-saw start – in the Premier League, Man United were defeated by Brighton and Brentford in the first two rounds, then they woke up and managed to defeat Liverpool, Southampton, Leicester and Arsenal while their Europa League opener was a loss to Real Sociedad at Old Trafford.
