Manchester United may be known for splashing the cash on some of the biggest names in the world – but they’re not afraid to plunder the lower divisions of English football for potential signings. The latest to arrive is reportedly 16-year-old goalkeeper Elyh Harrison from Stevenage.
Being one of the biggest clubs in the world comes with the expectation you sign the biggest players in the world, but that doesn’t mean United ignore the development of players at smaller clubs.
We’ve looked back at the signings the Red Devils have made from the Football League prior to Harrison to see how they’ve got on.
Daniel James
United beat Leeds to the £16million signing of James in 2019, and at first he looked like he was going to light up Old Trafford with his electrifying pace.
His performances slowly declined, however, and he was sold to Leeds in 2021 for a £10million profit – decent business if you ask us.
Explaining why things did not go entirely to plan at Old Trafford in February 2022, he told The Times: “I was coming away from who I was as a player and why I got bought in the first place.”
“I felt part way through I’d become safe. If you’re going to be safe you’re going to be out of the team.”
Lee Grant
Grant joined from newly-relegated Stoke City in the summer of 2018. Jose Mourinho swooped for the 35-year-old goalkeeper as cover for David De Gea and Sergio Romero, allowing youngster Joel Pereira to leave on loan.
He’s played a grand total of two games in four years at United and will likely leave come the summer.
His spell at the club will probably be best remembered for going on the radio and talking about Cristiano Ronaldo’s aversion to apple crumble.
Andy Kellett
“He thought I was winding him up, he was on his way down to Plymouth,” Bolton manager Neil Lennon said after his young defender joined United on loan for the second half of the 2014-15 season.
Kellett had just spent a three-month spell on loan at League Two Plymouth…
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