Man Utd Transfers: 11 Signings Louis Van Gaal Must Make Immediately

6. Ross Barkley

Current Club: Everton Following the big money capture of Wayne Rooney from Everton, United would do well to follow the same track to acquire the latest high-profile home-grown success at the Merseyside club. Barkley is apparently attracting the interest of both United and his current club's city rivals Liverpool - according to the Express - cementing his profile with a stunning goal against Manchester City, in the game that confirmed that his side would not qualify for next season's Champions League. Barkley is likely to head to Brazil this summer for the World Cup, and by the time he comes back, he may well have a host of suitors looking to take him away from his boyhood club, especially if he continues his good form onto the world stage. His manager has already stated that he offers something different to what England currently boast, and it is clear from his performances this season that Martinez is not talking in empty hyperbole:

"He finished (the season at Goodison) with another incredibly special strike and we need to give him good care because he is special. I respect (England manager) Roy Hodgson's vision and his ideas for the World Cup and whatever he decides will be the right thing. "If Ross is called up he will be ready, he offers something unique and there is no one in the England camp like Ross. At the same time he is a young man and we need to look after him. The character of Ross is ready to embrace anything that comes his way but if he is not at the World Cup we will use the summer to regenerate him and refresh him for the next campaign."

Regardless of how well he does at the World Cup, Barkley would not come cheap, but any acquisition would surely be heralded as one of the most important in British football since Rooney made the same trip from Merseyside to Manchester.