#2 Manchester United
Is a lot of it “paper talk”? Sure. But regardless of the truth of some rumours, Manchester United are the club on everyone’s lips going into 2017/18. Despite winning both the League Cup and the Europa League last season, 2016/17 was largely a disappointment for Jose Mourinho’s side, as they finished 6th in the league despite spending major money on the likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The Europa League win gives them passage into the Champions League again though, and it’s this that should keep them relevant throughout 2017/18. Arguably the world’s most powerful club in terms of finance, their emergence into the Champions League again should give them access to essentially any player they desire.
Right now they seem focused on Alvaro Morata of Real Madrid and Fabinho of Monaco, but they’ve also been tentatively linked with the likes of Harry Kane, Eric Dier and even Cristiano Ronaldo. Whether they make those signings, who knows?
Throw in the fact that any team managed by Mourinho is never far from the back – and front – pages of the newspapers, and that the likes of Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial, Marouane Fellaini and Chris Smalling may be on their way out of Old Trafford and one thing’s for certain – success isn’t guaranteed, but United are certainly guaranteed to be in the news all season long.
