According to the latest report from The Sun's Samuel Luckhurst, Manchester United believes that Ugarte's serious knee injury will not significantly impact the club's summer transfer operations.

Ugarte suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in Uruguay's loss to Spain at the World Cup last week and will miss the rest of the year.

Manchester United initially planned to sell Ugarte, even willing to accept a loss to meet Premier League financial sustainability requirements, but at that time, negotiations had not progressed far.

The initial plan to sell Ugarte was to free up funds to bring in a third midfielder. The Ederson transfer has now been completed, and Manchester United is also interested in recruiting Matheus Fernandes from West Ham.

Now that Ugarte is seriously injured and unavailable to play or be sold, the team's need to strengthen the midfield has become more urgent. The club is currently targeting three midfielders: Alex Scott, Carlos Baleba, and Adam Wharton.

Manchester United also plans to recruit a left winger, striker, and backup goalkeeper.

Rashford's future remains uncertain, but Manchester United is willing to wait and see how things develop. Rashford has played as a winger and striker throughout his career and could fill the gap on the left wing or in the striker position.

Manchester United's current recognized strikers are Sesko and Zirkzee, while manager Carrick also has Matheus Cunha and Doku as left-wing options. Compared to Cunha and Doku, Rashford is more specialized on the left wing; compared to Zirkzee, whose performance has been inconsistent, Rashford has a stronger goal-scoring record.

The 28-year-old Rashford has endured 18 months of conflict with the club, and it remains to be seen whether he is willing to reconcile with Manchester United.

Barcelona ultimately gave up on recruiting Rashford and instead recruited Anthony Gordon, a decision that surprised many at Manchester United. In England's World Cup match against Panama last Saturday, Gordon even lost his starting position, replaced by Rashford.

Rashford previously stated openly his desire to stay, and Barcelona eventually withdrew their £26 million offer to sign him, while Gordon's transfer fee reached £69.3 million. Since December 12, 2024, Rashford has not played for Manchester United, and was subsequently loaned to Aston Villa and Barcelona. Rashford is Manchester United's highest-paid player with two years remaining on his contract, and the club initially intended to sell him.

After the World Cup, Rashford will have a three-week break before returning to participate in preseason training. At both club and international level, he has worked with Carrick and assistant coach Steve Holland.

In the striker position, Carrick's team also has other options: Cunha can play as a center forward after scoring three goals wearing Brazil's number 9 in this World Cup group stage; wingers Mbeumo and Amad can also play as false nines.

Manchester United is interested in West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville, while Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall is also willing to move to Old Trafford.

Manchester United is open to recruiting a left-back or left winger to help Luke Shaw manage his workload.

Luke Shaw will turn 31 next month, and his contract expires next year. With Manchester United's return to the Champions League next season, his match load will increase significantly, but there are three other left-backs in the squad: Dorgu, Amas, and León. Right-backs Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui have both played as left-backs on occasions. Recruiting a backup goalkeeper will not place much financial pressure on Manchester United, as the club can find players on the free transfer market.

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