On Tuesday, Bayern Munich completed the transfer of 18-year-old Portugal international and big Manchester United target Renato Sanches from Benfica for £27.6 million plus performance related bonus.
Not surprisingly, United fans took it out on Twitter to vent their disappointment:
Take note, Man Utd, that’s how you conduct transfer business.
Mats Hummels and Renato Sanches sign for Bayern Munich on the same day. Ooft!
— Liam Canning (@OffsideLiam) May 10, 2016
“No Renato Sanches,Ed.What do we do?”
“Same as we do every night. Sign a player nothing like him for twice as much.” pic.twitter.com/ViZ5GSmXWT— Rory Smith (@RorySmithTimes) May 10, 2016
Ed Woodward is the biggest moron to grace this great club. More than LvG, its he who needs to leave !!#mufc#Sanches
— Red Devils (@utd_devilz) May 10, 2016
Bayern Munich to Ed Woodward: pic.twitter.com/owJOXLwhdQ
— My Watch Has Ended (@_MidKnightGaz) May 10, 2016
Wow. Bayern Munich have signed Benfica’s Renato Sanches (18) for €35m. Man United were also keen. #fcb #mufc
We are officially a small club
— ΔƁΣ (@ManLikeVarela) 10 mei 2016
Forget about different theories, under current circumstances, a player would prefer Bayern Munich to Manchester United. #RenatoSanches — RK (@RK_sports) 10 mei 2016
Manchester United opted not to sign Renato Sanches even though they were close. [di marzio] #MUFC
— Manchester United (@MUFCScoop) 10 mei 2016
Manchester United is worst in signing players. Congrats to FC Bayern Munich in securing the signature of Renato Sanches — Harry Emenim (@Harry_emenim) 10 mei 2016
So Renato Sanches signs for Bayern Munich on a 5-year deal, costing €35m
Great work Woodward #MUFC— Faisal Mahmood (@Fais150) 10 mei 2016
Bayern Munich or Manchester United. Easy choice for Renato Sanches. — Vik (@IconicNumber7) 10 mei 2016
Bayern Munich today have signed Renato Sanches and Mats Hummels while Manchester United sleep and watch us slip further behind. #MUFC
— Aidan Walsh (@AidanMUFC_) 10 mei 2016
Manchester United fans following news of Renato Sanches’ move to Bayern. pic.twitter.com/nsSy28Xn6D — Huw Bonello (@Huw_Bonello) 10 mei 2016
So #mufc pursue Renato Sanches for 7/8 months. Bayern swoop in and sign him nice and early. Here’s to another sponsorship deal. Cheers 🍺
— Matthew Law (@MLAW29) 10 mei 2016
Manchester United miss out on Renato Sanches! But don’t worry, Ed Woodward has an excuse for that 😂 https://t.co/O6iGvTpgmA #MUFC — Dream Team (@dreamteamfc) 10 mei 2016
So Manchester United miss out on both Mats Hummels AND Renato Sanches in the space of an hour… ouch! 😡 😡 pic.twitter.com/CgZBCsw3UL
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) 10 mei 2016
That feeling when Bayern Munich sign longtime Manchester United target Renato Sanches from underneath your nose. pic.twitter.com/GFlvMWRPcV — Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) 10 mei 2016