The 113 players linked with Manchester United between November 1 and Ighalo signing. How does that happen?

By Laurie Whitwell Feb 1, 2020 35
In this era of clicks and cash, where transfers hold a special place in the public’s fascination, the Manchester United name represents a definite sweet spot — both for journalists after a story that will draw eyeballs and for agents after a move that will generate pound signs.

The speculation this window was enhanced because United were patently in the market for two positions, and the longer the club went without making a signing the greater the scope grew for new proposals to enter the reckoning.

The names linked to Old Trafford continued to stack at a steady rate as January progressed and, after a final flurry of fresh identities owing to a striker search that carried a certain whiff of desperation the overall total, as tracked by The Athletic, reached 113 when trading closed.

From Agustin Almendra to Denis Zakaria, the whole alphabet was exhausted, with enough potential recruits to start a whole new league of United B teams. The players...