It is still early days, but after more than a decade of aimless spending and panic buying, there seems to be a plan at Manchester United. It’s not even a week into the “new season” (which begins on July 1st), and United’s transfer window already has taken shape. There are three concrete targets in Matthijs de Ligt, Manuel Ugarte, and Joshua Zirkzee, and progress has been quick and reliable on all. Most importantly, all three positions were in desperate need of strengthening on priority so this is a clear win for recruitment planning as well as player identification. Furthermore, it is likely t…