Manchester United's transfer moves have had a very different timbre this summer than in recent years.
Assuming the mooted Paul Pogba deal does not collapse under the weight of its own hubris, this window will have achieved the remarkable feat of being the flashiest and splashiest in the club's history while simultaneously being the most laser-focused on fixing areas of weakness.
There have been big splashes before—Juan Sebastian Veron, Rio Ferdinand and Dimitar Berbatov being three good examples from the Sir Alex Ferguson era.