But as you say, they've brought in the likes of Di Maria, Casemiro, Falcao, Varane, Sancho and Pogba and not improved as a teteam.
Just look at that list of players you've highlighted.
These were either quality players in their own right or players with great potential, all of whom signed for the rags and to a man either regressed or completely plateaued.
You can add into that mix some quality managers too who have failed at that club.
It's not a coincidence that when players and managers leave the rags either by mutual agreement or other means they often go onto thrive with other teams.
Why is this?
That's the story the British media need to investigate instead of constantly trying to steer the narrative to: "This time it's going to be different"
This time isn't going to be any different to last season, the season before that and the season David Moyes joined them.
Manchesniteh is a Brand! A corporate project! The proverbial cash cow that their shareholders and most of the British media have been suckling on for years.
That's never going to change and that's what they mean when they say Manchesniteh is too big to fail.
Their fans (bless em) hear this and think oh! Great, we'll be competing for Europe this season. Unbeknownst to them they're the ones who are actually culpable in keeping the coffers rolling in each year by investing in the replica shirts, duvet covers and matching lampshades.
The rags actually remind me of the the tobacco industry. The greatest challenge tobacco companies face isn't keeping their clients coming back for more it's getting them hooked in the first place. The rags have got enough of a fanbase to keep them in clover for years to come.
The owners of Filth FC have no interest whatsoever whether the club compete for European football or stay above the drop zone. As long as the money keeps coming in nothing is ever going to change.
I think we can safely say that the rags have become victims of their own success.