Omar Berrada shares Manchester United verdict and offers transfer update

'The highest level' - Omar Berrada shares Manchester United verdict and offers transfer update

Man United chief executive Omar Berrada is looking forward to the start of the 2025/26 campaign.

Omar Berrada is excited for the season ahead. (Image: MUTV.)

Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada is "cautiously optimistic" ahead of the forthcoming season, reaffirming his hunger to help restock the club's trophy cabinet as soon as possible.

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United will be hoping to make amends for a forgettable 2024/25 campaign, which saw them finish 15th in the Premier League.

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In a bid to try and correct last season's wrongs, United have spent north of £130million in the transfer market so far, bringing in Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo - who made his first appearance for the club in Sunday night's 2-2 draw with Everton in the United States - and Diego Leon.

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Although Berrada has acknowledged new additions will strengthen United's chances of making progress in 2025/26, he has also hailed the improvement in the mood around the club, praising the work that has been done by the likes of head coach Ruben Amorim and football director Jason Wilcox.

Berrada, speaking ahead of the draw with Everton, told MUTV: "The mood has been very good. The culture, the standards, the values, we are trying to ensure that we create a team spirit that allows the players to compete at the highest level.

"We have very high standards, Ruben is very clear about that and so is Jason. It is something we want to see with the players, with the staff, with everyone, because what we want to do is to win and to start winning titles as soon as possible.

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"Of course, adding players helps. We have seen the arrival of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon. They have adapted really well.

"We are going to see Bryan play for the first time, Matheus has already shown his quality and Diego has shown that he is adapting very quickly, having just come from Paraguay, so all of the signs are positive and we are cautiously optimistic. We hope we are going to have a great season."

On United's plans to continue strengthening the squad ahead of the transfer window closing on September 1, Berrada added: "We have to do a lot of multitasking.

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"We have a team back home led by Jason, the recruitment team, that is working around the clock to ensure that we continue to find opportunities to strengthen our squad. There are lots of late calls and early morning meetings to make sure that we stay on top of it."

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