BOUGHT: Angel di Maria – £59.7
Di Maria is a top class player, and one that has improved Manchester United since his arrival. But there is a sense that, like Mata he was bought because he was available, rather than as part of any long term strategy. The £60m outlay could have been spent on a new pair of centre-backs for example. Instead, United are left with a top heavy team containing far too many strikers and attacking players, some of whom, like Kagawa and possibly Mata, will have to be shifted for less than their true value.