Since then they have acquired Jaka Bijol, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Sebastiaan Bornauw and Lukas Nmecha for a combined outlay of around £35m and it remains to be seen how much more they spend prior to the Premier League season getting underway next month.

United will improve on last season's disastrous performance.

Lammens is one of the “main names” on United’s list if they do move for a new goalkeeper this summer.