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Manchester United’s chase for another defender after signing Leny Yoro was an open secret in this transfer window. If anything, that need got more priority after Yoro was injured in the pre-season game vs Arsenal, facing a spell of up to three months on the sidelines. The trouble has always been finding funds for more players as the club are in FFP purgatory due to years of mismanagement under the Glazers. It has left United scrambling, and open to either being gazumped by another club, or their transfer target having a change of heart while they try to secure funds. That has happened now with…

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