{"id":392986,"date":"2025-09-02T22:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T22:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/392986\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T22:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T22:22:16","slug":"grading-every-manchester-united-summer-signing-including-benjamin-sesko-and-senne-lammens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/392986\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading every Manchester United summer signing, including Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Grading every Manchester United summer signing, including Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to assess Manchester United\u2019s<\/a> incoming signings now that the transfer window has shut.<\/p>\n

United recruited five players this summer, including a trio that will revamp Ruben Amorim\u2019s<\/a> attack.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s too early to say whether these players will be a success or not, but there is plenty of excitement around their arrivals, especially after a difficult 2024\/25 season, which saw United finish 15th in the Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at each of United\u2019s new signings now that the transfer window has shut.<\/p>\n

\"BenjaminPhoto by Marc Atkins\/Getty ImagesMatheus Cunha (\u00a362.5m)<\/p>\n

Signing grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matheus Cunha was the first signing United made<\/a> in the summer.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old arrived at United following an impressive spell at Wolves, where he established himself as a lethal forward in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Cunha registered 48 goal contributions in 92 games for Wolves following spells at Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig, Hertha BSC and FC Sion.<\/p>\n

The Brazil international will use his Premier League experience to his benefit and settle in quickly at Old Trafford<\/a>. Last season, he scored 17 goals for Wolves and averaged 3.33 shots per game.<\/p>\n

This is a signing that should help shift some of the responsibility away from Bruno Fernandes<\/a>, especially in the final third.<\/p>\n

Diego Leon(\u00a33.3m with potential add-ons rising to \u00a37m)<\/p>\n

Signing grade: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

After arriving from Cerro Porteno in Paraguay, Diego Leon<\/a> is one for the future and not someone who is going to make an instant impact at United.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old left-back secured a pre-agreement with United in January, so he completed his move this summer before featuring in several pre-season friendlies.<\/p>\n

Leon will provide back-up for Patrick Dorgu<\/a>, and we noticed over the summer that the South American likes to get forward.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Leon is a unit, full of pace and strength. It will be intriguing to see how many games he plays this season.<\/p>\n

Bryan Mbeumo (\u00a365m plus \u00a36m in potential add-ons)<\/p>\n

Signing grade: A+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> arrives at United after already making a name for himself in the Premier League. The Cameroon international has been Brentford\u2019s best player since Ivan Toney departed for Saudi Arabia at the beginning of 2024.<\/p>\n

In 136 Premier League appearances for Brentford, Mbeumo managed 72 goal contributions, and he has yet to reach his peak.<\/p>\n

Mbeumo gives United a different outlet in attack as he likes to use his pace to get in behind the opponent\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n

United have a new star on their hands.<\/p>\n

Benjamin Sesko (\u00a366.3m plus \u00a37.4m in potential add-ons)<\/p>\n

Signing grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arriving from the Bundesliga, there is bound to be a settling-in period for Benjamin Sesko<\/a>.<\/p>\n

United finally have a striker who can convert crosses, but the wing-backs will need to improve their crossing throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Sesko will take the Premier League by storm but it may take a little time for the Slovenian to familiarise himself with his new teammates.<\/p>\n

If Sesko can score 20+ goals this season, we may be forced to reevaluate this rating at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Senne Lammens (\u00a318.2m plus \u00a33.4m in potential add-ons)<\/p>\n

Signing grade: C+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senne Lammens<\/a> is taking a major step forward by joining United from Royal Antwerp.<\/p>\n

The Belgian has yet to represent the national team at the senior level, but he will gain a lot of experience at United this season.<\/p>\n

That is because Amorim is likely to throw the 23-year-old in at the deep end, given the United head coach can\u2019t trust either Andre Onana<\/a> or Altay Bayindir<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The jury is out, but United have done their homework on this signing. Few goalkeepers recorded impressive numbers like Lammens last season.<\/p>\n

Lammens will make mistakes, but at least United have a goalkeeper for the long-term future who should be an improvement on Onana at the very least.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, the young Belgian can grow at United like David de Gea<\/a> many years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grading every Manchester United summer signing, including Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens It\u2019s time to assess Manchester United\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[5758,748,37199,4112,393,4884,2465,235,67364,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-392986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-benjamin-sesko","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-bryan-mbeumo","11":"tag-diego-leon","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-manchester","15":"tag-matheus-cunha","16":"tag-senne-lammens","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115137042598476321","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}