Three essential players for Manchester United this summer: one of the best offensive talents in the Premier League, substitutes for Raphael Varane and Casemiro.

The season is over for Manchester United, with the FA Cup providing a sweet ending to what would otherwise have been a bitter year that most of us would be better off forgetting.

Like us fans, the club will quickly turn their attention to the transfer market in what could be a busy summer at Old Trafford, and there is certainly a huge need for improvement within that squad.

Eighth place in the Premier League is not enough for a club like this. manchester united. We have become something of a laughingstock.

We need a big cleanup this summer. I have already said that We wouldn't be disappointed if we got rid of 15 players.but we also desperately need to add some quality.

Here are three signings I think United should make this summer, three signings that would improve us… although I think we need more than these three, we probably need another three or four!

Jean-Clair Todibo – Central defender – Nice

Us knowing that Raphael Varane is leaving So we have to incorporate a center back.

I like Jarrad Braithwaite, but I like Todibo's idea of Nice.

Obviously INEOS owns them and I think they are reasonably priced and will suit the Premier League well.

He has pace and ability on the ball, so I think he would be a natural replacement for Varane.

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Michael Olise – Striker – Crystal Palace

I don't know if Manchester United are necessarily crying out for a right winger, but creativity is, and Michael Olise of crystal Palace would fit that profile.

He's a player we've been exploring for a long time, he has a release clause and just to have some creativity, United are crying out for it.

That's traditionally what Manchester United have been about, wingers who create, rather than wingers who shoot, which is what we've been putting up with for years.

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Ederson – Midfielder – Atalanta

We need a striker, we need another centre-back, we need full-backs, but I would also choose a midfielder.

I don't know if we're still exploring it, but I like the look of Atalanta's Ederson.

He played very well in the european league final And we've been following it for quite some time; Newcastle has done it too.

He has impressed me quite a bit and could be a good replacement for Casemiro, a progressive type of midfielder.

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Where are United right now?

I think there's a big difference between finishing eighth this season and where we were last year, which is probably where I would put Manchester United.

Third through fifth is probably where we are. Winning titles? Of course not, since Sir Alex Ferguson left we haven't come close, despite finishing second a couple of times.

Now we are nowhere near Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool. That is a complete and utter fantasy at this point.

We are in that gap between third and fifth place and this season has obviously been very disappointing.

I looked at the table and thought Newcastle and Chelsea had had injury crises and yet we were so close to Spurs and just eight points behind Villa in fourth place.

So I regard this season as one we should cancel, even if it is with the FA Cup, but in relation to the league it has been horrible and there are many reasons for that on and off the pitch.

But in reality, the gap between us, Villa and Spurs is not 15 points; I suspect next season we'll be down that alley again, unless we have another horrible season with injuries.

Around third and fifth place is where Manchester United are now, but a good summer would help us close that gap.