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For all the stick aimed at the likes of Antony and Rasmus Hojlund, at least Manchester United received managed to make some money back when shipping on their big-money mistakes.

United signed Antony from Ajax for a fee rising to £86.3million, before selling him to Real Betis for a fixed fee of €22m (£19m) with a potential €3m (£2.6m) in add-ons. If all add-ons are triggered, that means a loss of £64.7m.

The arrival of Hojlund saw United commit to paying as much as £72m, but with his loan move to Napoli including an obligation to buy at the end of the season for £38m next summer, the £34m loss is far smaller than it could have been.

Jadon Sancho has avoided the wrath of United fans lately, purely down to the fact he has spent so much time away from the club looking to restart

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