Top of the most disastrous winter contracts in MU history

MU is looking for new additions in the 2024 winter transfer window but they will have to be careful to avoid the mistakes of the past.

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MU definitely needs to add personnel in the mid-season transfer window with priority in attack and if possible, Ten Hag also wants to own another high-class midfielder. However, they need to look back at some past mistakes to avoid repeating them. Historically, successful cases such as Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Louis Saha, Juan Mata, Bruno Fernandes... are very few, and the majority of MU's deals in January were almost failures.

ALEXIS SANCHEZ (JANUARY 2018)

Sanchez came to MU when this club and Arsenal traded for Mkhitaryan. At Old Trafford, Sanchez receives the highest salary in the Premier League with more than £500,000 per week. Unfortunately, Sanchez did not show that he deserved that income. In two seasons playing for MU, Sanchez only scored 5 goals in 45 matches and was pushed to Inter on loan in the 2019/20 season before being sold permanently in the summer of 2020.

DONG FANGZHUO (JANUARY 2004)

Dong Fangzhuo is the first Chinese player to play for MU. However, he seems to be only a commercial contract for MU rather than a professional one. This striker only made 3 appearances in 4 years at MU. After leaving Old Trafford, Dong played for many teams before retiring in 2014.

MANUCHO (JANUARY 2008)

Manucho impressed Sir Alex Ferguson during a 3-week trial at the end of 2007. MU signed a contract with the Angolan striker in early 2018. However, Manucho only had 1 appearance at the tournament. English Premier League. At the end of his career, Manucho played for Cornella Club in the Spanish Third Division before retiring in 2019.

DIEGO FORLAN (JANUARY 2002)

Forlan signed a contract with MU in January 2002 but it took him 9 months to score his first goal for MU. The Uruguayan striker scored a number of important goals such as a double in MU's 2-1 victory over Liverpool in February 2002. But in general, Forlan did not show his sharpness in the MU shirt like his later time at Villarreal or Atletico Madrid.

VICTOR VALDES (JANUARY 2015)

Valdes joined MU from Barcelona as a free agent. He only had 2 starting matches at Old Trafford due to De Gea's impressive form. In addition, Valdes also had time to play for Standard Liège (Belgium) on loan from MU. In the 2016/17 season, he played for Boro. In January 2018, Valdes announced his retirement.

ZORAN TOSIC (JANUARY 2009)

Great expectations were placed on Tosic when MU signed him from Partizan Belgrade. However, this winger has never met expectations. He only appeared 5 times for the Red Devils. Tosic left the club in 2010 for Cologne on loan, after which he spent 7 years playing at CSKA Moscow. Now, Tosic is Lamia's man.

RITCHIE DE LAET (JANUARY 2009)

Joining MU from Stoke in 2009, De Laet only made 6 appearances for the Red Devils. He left Old Trafford for Leicester in 2012. De Laet was part of the Leicester team that won the Premier League in the 2015/16 season, although the second half of the season he played for Middlesbrough on loan. Notably, Middlesbrough also won the English First Division championship that season.

SADIQ EL FITOURI (JANUARY 2015)

El Fitouri has a pretty good profile, training in Man City's training facility from 2010 to 2013. He started his career in the 2014/15 season at Salford City, then was brought back by MU in January 2015. However, this defender did not show anything in 2 years at MU and then wandered to Chesterfield, Al Ahli Tripoli, Politehnica Lasi and played for Maine Road Club before leaving the field.

WOUT WEGHORST (JANUARY 2023)

MU borrowed the tall Dutch star from Burnley, but in 31 matches for the Red Devils, Wout Weghorst only scored 2 goals. Although he really liked Weghorst for his ability to move, build walls and fight hard for the club, Ten Hag could not make the decision to buy him outright. At this time, Weghorst is playing football for Hoffenheim. His performance seems to be better when he scored 4 goals in 15 matches in all competitions.