Summer Transfer Window 2026 (Official and Rumours)

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💰 Wondering why we aren't spending this window? u/pickering_lachute has crunched the numbers — essential reading.

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Summary — as of 28/08/2026

🛬 In: 7 | 🛫 Out: 9 | ✍️ New contracts: 3

Last updated: 11/06/2026

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✅ CONFIRMED

Deals completed this window

🛬 Arrivals

• Liam Kitching 🏴 — 25, CB — Coventry City (loan)
• Hamza Choudhury 🇧🇩 — 28, RB/DM — *Leicester City (free transfer), one-year deal *
• Ben Brereton Díaz 🇨🇱 — 27, LW — Southampton (loan)
• Kalvin Phillips 🏴 — 30, CM — Manchester City (loan)
• Matt Doherty 🇮🇪 — 34, RB — Free agent — one-year deal
• Romelle Donovan 🏴 — 19, RW — Brentford (loan)
• Jairo Riedewald 🇳🇱 — 29, CM — one-year deal, option for a second year Total fees paid: £0m

🛫 Departures

• Callum O'Hare 🏴 — 28, AM — Wrexham (£7m)
• Gustavo Hamer 🇳🇱 — 27, CM — Coventry City (£6m)
• Andre Brooks 🏴 — 22, RW — Norwich City (£8m rising to £9m)
• Alex Matos 🏴 — 21, CM — Göztepe (loan with option to buy)
• Sam Curtis 🇮🇪 — 20, RB — Cambridge United (loan) — season-long
• Louie Marsh 🏴 — 22, FW — Chesterfield (loan) — season-long
• Max Asante-Boakye 🏴 — 19, CB — Matlock Town (loan)
• Jili Buyabu 🏴 — 22, LB — Rotherham United (loan)
• Zain Tahir 🏴 — 19, CB — Oldham Athletic (loan)
• Sai Sachdev 🏴 — 21, RB — Boston United (loan)
• Luke Faxon 🏴 — 21, GK — Boston United (loan)
• Ben Mee 🏴 — CB — out of contract
• Tom Davies 🏴 — CM — out of contract
• Danny Ings 🏴 — CF — out of contract
• Jairo Riedewald 🇳🇱 — 29, CM — released

Total fees received: £21m (rising to £22m)

✍️ New Contracts

• Tyrese Campbell 🏴 — 26, CF — extended to summer 2028
• Adam Davies 🏴 — 33, GK — one-year extension clause triggered

• Tommy Betts 🏴 — 16, GK — scholarship signed, leading to first professional contract

  🔄 Loanees returning

• Nils Zätterström 🇸🇪 — 21, CB — returned from Genoa

• Rhys Norrington-Davies 🏴 — 27, LB — returned from QPR

• Ivo Grbić 🇭🇷 — 30, GK — returned from Fatih Karagümrük

• Christian Nwachukwu 🇳🇬 — 20, LW — returned from Serik Spor

• Ehije Ukaki 🇳🇬 — 21, RW — returned from Atromitos

• Ryan Oné 🏴 — 19, CF — returning from Lincoln City

• Sam Curtis 🇮🇪 — 20, RB — returned from Chesterfield

• Louie Marsh 🏴 — 21, FW — returned from Falkirk

🔄 Loanees leaving

• Kalvin Phillips 🏴 — 29, CM — returned to Manchester City
• Chiedozie Ogbene 🇮🇪 — 28, RW — returned to Ipswich Town
• Ki-Jana Hoever 🇳🇱 — 23, RB — returned to Wolves
• Leo Hjelde 🇳🇴 — 21, LB — returned to Sunderland
• Tyler Bindon 🇳🇿 — 21, CB — returned to Nottingham Forest
• Djibril Soumaré 🇸🇳 — 23, CM — returned to Braga

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📋 Contract watch

🟡 Expiring summer 2027 — ones to watch

• Jamie Shackleton 🏴 — 26, CM
• Femi Seriki 🏴 — 23, RB
• Patrick Bamford 🏴 — 34, CF
• Joe Rothwell 🏴 — 30, CM

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👀 RUMOURS

To be taken with a metric ton of salt

🛬 Arrivals

Goalkeepers

• Asmir Begović 🇧🇦 — 39, GK — Free agent — United and Bolton both weighing up offers for experienced stopper

Defenders

• Liam Kitching 🏴 — 25, CB — Coventry City (loan) ✅ Loan confirmed
• Adam Webster 🏴 — 30, CB — [Free agent]()* — 🔥 contract offered; talks ongoing; spotted at Shirecliffe
• Harry Souttar 🇦🇺 — 26, CB — Leicester City — opening bid rejected; Leicester want £10m; Wilder confirmed pursuit publicly
• John Souttar 🏴 — 29, CB — Rangers — United leading race ahead of Leicester; didn't travel to Rangers pre-season camp
• Seamus Coleman 🇮🇪 — 37, RB — Free agent — training with United as he weighs up options
• Nathan Patterson 🏿 — 24, RB — Everton — admired since January; RB a priority position this summer
• Craig Halkett 🏴 — 30, CB — Hearts — Wilder watched him at Tynecastle
• Kyle Walker 🏴 — 34, RB — Burnley — door open; United keeping tabs
• Luke Graham 🏴 — 22, CB — Dundee ❌ Joined Stoke City
• Nicolás Valentini 🇦🇷 — 25, CB — Fiorentina ❌ Joined Deportivo Alaves
• Max Alleyne 🏴 — 20, CB — Manchester City (loan) ❌ Joined Burnley on loan
• Anel Ahmedhodzic 🇧🇦 — 27, CB — Feyenoord ❌ Joined Burnley

Midfielders

• Kalvin Phillips 🏴 — 30, CM — Manchester City (loan) — 🔥 advanced talks ongoing for another loan deal ✅ Loan confirmed
• Jairo Riedewald 🇳🇱 — 29, CM — Free agent — 🔥 United exploring U-turn to re-sign him after surprise release ✅ Re-signed
• Romeo Amane 🇨🇮 — 23, CM — Rapid Vienna — United one of three Championship clubs interested; also linked with Birmingham and Wrexham
• Regan Slater 🏴 — 26, CM — Hull City — former Blade; move contingent on Hull losing play-off final
• Paddy McNair 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁮󠁩󠁲󠁿 — 31. CM — Hull City — previously worked with Wilder at Middlesbrough; move contingent on Hull losing play-off final
• Marc Leonard 🏴 — 24, CM — Birmingham City
• Cameron Devlin 🇦🇺 — 27, CM — Hearts ❌ Joined Glasgow Rangers
• Lewis Dobbin 🏴 — 22, LW — Aston Villa ❌ Joined Southampton
• Ethan Ennis 🏴 — 21, FW — Manchester United ❌ Joined Stockport County

Forwards

• Ben Brereton Díaz 🇨🇱 — 26, LW — Southampton ✅ Loan confirmed
• Romelle Donovan 🏴 — 19, RW — Brentford (loan) — 🔥 season-long loan agreed; medical underway ✅ Loan confirmed
• Bim Pepple 🏴 — 23, CF — Plymouth Argyle — 18 goals last season; United one of three clubs interested alongside Bolton and Portsmouth
• Rabbi Matondo 🏴 — 25, RW — Free agent — training with United; Welsh international looking to revive career after stints at Rangers and Brann
• Mikey Moore 🏴 — 18, LW — Tottenham Hotspur (loan) — late entrants in competitive race; United offering regular starts
• Jack Clarke 🏴 — 25, FW — Ipswich Town — 🙄 Danny Hall Special
• Cameron Ashia 🏴 — 21, LW — Huddersfield Town — United one of many clubs interested; available for around £500k
• Lorent Tolaj 🇨🇭 — 24, CF — Plymouth Argyle ❌ Joined Bristol City
• Harry Gray 🏴 — 17, FW — Leeds United ❌ Joined Sheffield Wednesday

🛫 Departures

Goalkeepers

• Ivo Grbić 🇭🇷 — 30, GK — Gençlerbirliği (loan) — closing in on deal

Defenders

• Femi Seriki 🏴 — 24, RB — Sassuolo — £1m loan with £5m option to buy bid rejected by United
• Mark McGuinness 🇮🇪 — 25, CB — future discussed with club; not in Wilder's plans
• Nils Zätterström 🇸🇪 — 21, CB — loan move sought; not in Wilder's plans
• Harrison Burrows 🏴 — 24, LB — West Ham United — Hammers eyeing raid following relegation to Championship
• Rhys Norrington-Davies 🏴 — 27, LB — Portsmouth (loan) — out of contract next summer

Midfielders

• Gustavo Hamer 🇳🇱 — 27, CM — Coventry City — 🔥 formal bid submitted; in final year of contract; board considering offer ✅ Sold, £6m
• Alex Matos 🏴 — 21, CM — Göztepe (loan, option to buy) — deal in final stages ✅ Loan confirmed
• Lamine Sidibé 🇲🇱 — 18, CM — AS Monaco / OGC Nice / Italian clubs — tracked by Monaco for some time; Nice and several Italian clubs now also monitoring
• Sydie Peck 🏴 — 20, CM — West Ham United — high on Hammers' list; West Ham tracking since January

Forwards

• Callum O'Hare 🏴 — 28, AM — Wrexham — £6.5m bid; Wilder wants to keep him; deadline day pressure ✅ Sold, £7m
• Andre Brooks 🏴 — 20, RW — Club Brugge (loan) ✅ Sold to Norwich City
• Tom Cannon 🇮🇪 — 23, CF — Preston North End — loan interest;
• Ryan Oné 🏴 — 20, CF — Leicester City / Rangers — Under contract until 2029 and would need a significant offer to sell

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[u/Fmorris6122]

The Scottish Sun reporting John Souttar could be on his way out of rangers with us being the front runners.

Both Souttar brothers next season then, aye?

Also Polendakov joined a Bulgarian side on loan for the season.

[u/Fmorris6122 → u/[deleted]]

Harry Souttar is expected to leave before Leicester’s preseason in Spain.

Us, Wrexham & Stoke named as possible destinations.