Man Utd set out two transfer rules as Amorim and Jason Wilcox agreement reached

Manchester United director of football Jason Wilcox has been speaking about the club's transfer business and revealed the thinking behind deals

Jason Wilcox has confirmed Manchester United will make further investment into their playing squad and revealed the two transfer rules the club now follows. The Red Devils spent big during the summer transfer window, bringing in an entirely new front line and anointing a new first-choice goalkeeper.

The most high-profile arrivals were Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko, while Senne Lammens arrived from Royal Antwerp on deadline day. After a slow start to the season, United have turned a corner under Ruben Amorim of late, winning their last three matches in the Premier League to leap to sixth in the table.

And Wilcox has revealed that United will make further investment to challenge for major honours but warned that new players will only be recruited who are the right character and add something different. He said: “Yeah the guys have settled in really, really quickly. I think especially when you look at Matheus and Bryan, they have played in the Premier League and they have lived in England, so there is a quicker transition.

“I think for Benji and Senne, you look at their transition and they have transitioned really well. We are really pleased. They are two young players, two for the future, but they have settled in amazingly well.

“They are all good guys, even from last summer's window, they are top professionals, top players and we are really optimistic we are going in the right direction.

“We have a clear plan. I am sure there are going to be bumps in the road but we have just got to make sure we stay calm irrespective of the noise outside.

“I see the intensity, I am at training every day, I see the way that they train, the way they apply themselves, the way they communicate and get on with each other.

“Like I say, when you lose football matches you are always going to be a little bit disappointed and especially at this club.”

But despite United's impressive form, Wilcox revealed that both him and Amorim are in agreement that now is not the time to be satisfied. He said: “We have got a clear plan. We know what we have got to do, we know the areas of the team that we have got to improve.

“For us to get in the top four and consistently challenge for Champions League places, win Champions League, win Premier League, we have got to invest in the squad. We have got to buy the right players.

“The right players who are talented but also who can deal with the pressure, who can take the squad forward. It is not always about just signing elite talent, they have got to have the right character and be somebody who can bring something different to the team.

“We are really happy with where we are, we know we have got to improve and, you know, the players, they will never be satisfied, Ruben will never be happy, I will never be happy, it is just how we are built.

“We are always looking to improve. Anybody who works at Manchester United should be thinking the same and they do, with the standards we are driving every day.”