Man Utd have transfer trap to avoid as INEOS and Ruben Amorim overhaul squad

It's no secret that face a summer transfer window like no other in terms of importance after suffering a second successive Premier League regression this season. The Red Devils must recruit right as starts to reshape the underperforming squad he inherited from .

Bad decisions in the transfer market have plagued the club since Sir Alex Ferguson sailed into the sunset with one final Premier League trophy in 2013. Incompetent chiefs installed by the Glazer family have overseen a waste of millions on players who have already come, failed and left or are destined to depart. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, now at the helm, has publicly laid out his intentions to improve recruitment, and there is optimism of doing that now United's new-look football leadership team is in place.

Amorim needs multiple signings this summer to raise the quality of his squad and make it more suited to his complex 3-4-3 system.

Yet, United's financial situation remains the elephant in the room after years of reckless spending.

Sir Jim's ruthless cost-cutting measures and the club's ongoing battle to comply with FFP and PSR indicate there isn't enough money available to spark the desired change.

United will need to offload players to raise funds to add to Amorim's squad, but they must also spend shrewdly.

The Red Devils have been linked with Premier League players including Jarrad Branthwaite, Tyler Dibling, Antoine Semenyo and Liam Delap.

But English top-flight rivals won't be handing over their best players willingly. For example, Southampton reportedly value 19-year-old winger Dibling, who has scored four goals this term, at £100million.

Premier League-proven players may well offer a higher chance of instant results, but United will have a greater chance of value by continuing to shop overseas.

INEOS have made an encouraging start in charge of transfers at Old Trafford, having negotiated Lecce down from £34m to sign left-wing-back Patrick Dorgu for £25m in January.

The move to bring Ayden Heaven from Arsenal in the same transfer window appears to be an enormous coup, having paid just over £1m for the 18-year-old centre-back.

Last summer, albeit for another manager, United signed Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee.

While some of those players likely wouldn't have been targeted had Amorim been in the dugout, all five have shown early signs that they can be successes.

They must continue the trend this summer, but can't afford to be fleeced for players, Premier League-proven or not.