Carrick urges Manchester United to sign more transfers to boost title bid

United’s preseason outlay pales in comparison with some of their fellow title contenders.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Manchester United coach Michael Carrick has urged his club to splash the cash to keep pace with their Premier League title rivals.United have spent about 85 million pounds ($114m) on Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Karl Darlow since the end of last season.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Qatar, Morocco, Egypt among six Arab federations backing FIFA’s Infantinolist 2 of 4Malawi shock Algeria and Cameroon beat Morocco to reach WAFCON finallist 3 of 4Paris Saint-German beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Austria to defend titlelist 4 of 4Argentina’s Messi not certain to play ‘much longer’ after father’s deathend of listBut that outlay pales in comparison to some of United’s fellow title contenders, with Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea all paying huge fees for high-profile signings.Carrick knows United need more quality and depth if they are to challenge for a first English title since 2013, while also competing in the Champions League.Remarkably, United have never spent more than 89.5 million pounds ($120.7m) on a single player – the fee paid for Paul Po...