Manchester United Sign Sweden Winger Monica Jusu Bah

Manchester United are set to make Monica Jusu Bah the latest pillar of their rebuild, after agreeing terms to sign the Sweden winger from BK Hacken.

The 23-year-old is expected to complete her move before next Thursday’s Women’s Super League transfer deadline, with only the final formalities standing between her and a first crack at English football.

This is not a bargain hunt. Jusu Bah signed an extension with BK Hacken in September 2025 and is under contract until 2028, so United will pay a transfer fee to prise her away. The exact figure remains undisclosed, but the context is clear: you do not buy that many years of security from one of Sweden’s top clubs without committing serious intent.

Jusu Bah has built her entire career in Sweden, rising through Umea before stepping up to BK Hacken in 2023. Each move has nudged her into a bigger spotlight. Each season has tightened her grip on a place among the country’s most exciting wide players.

The breakthrough moment came in May, when she helped BK Hacken lift the inaugural Women’s Europa Cup. That continental success underlined what those in Sweden already knew – she can shape big games, not just decorate them.

Her form at club level has translated cleanly to the international stage. Jusu Bah has 11 caps for Sweden and has featured in all six of their Women’s World Cup qualifying matches this year, trusted in a campaign where every point carries weight. That kind of rhythm – club and country, week after week – is exactly what United are buying.

The move also fits a wider pattern. United are not tinkering around the edges of their squad; they are reshaping it. Defender Andrea Medina has arrived from Atletico Madrid, goalkeeper Janina Leitzig from Leicester City, and the recruitment drive is not finished yet. It is understood the club want at least one more signing before the window shuts.

So Jusu Bah will not walk into a static dressing room. She will step into a squad being pushed, upgraded, and challenged, with competition for places and expectations to match.

The question now is simple: can this next wave of signings, led by a Swedish winger in her prime years, tilt United closer to the level they are chasing?