It can be said that Manchester United is late to recruit some new players because they will definitely give a high price and of course it will be difficult to get the right one because sometimes the seller has investigated first what about this club and what makes them lacking so the price is definitely lower. upgrades become very expensive, different when they buy when at the beginning the price will definitely be cheaper.
They weren't late, they just focused on one player that they couldn't get in the end. Frenkie de Jong for example, they spent time recruiting him, but in the end they lost de Jong too. If only they could leave things like that first and look for other players, maybe things wouldn't be as bad as they are now.