Matthijs de Ligt is on the verge of a move with United finding a cheaper alternative to Jarrad Branthwaite
move for Bayern Munich’s Matthijs de Ligt is progressing quickly as the club begin making moves in the transfer market.understands United and Bayern have begun talks over a cut price £34m deal and aim to get the switch completed swiftly to allow new co-owners Ineos and sporting directorThe 24-year-old Netherlands international has been a consistent performer at Bayern and has a close connection with Erik ten Hag, who made him captain at Ajax.
After taking over at Ajax in 2017, Ten Hag made De Ligt the club’s youngest-ever skipper as they went on to win both the Eredivisie and the Dutch KNVB Cup in 2018-19.They also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the same campaign, where they lost in heartbreaking fashion to. De Ligt then joined Juventus before moving to Bayern in 2022.
Even if De Ligt is recruited, United still remain in the market for another centre-back this summer. With injury concerns persisting over Martinez and Raphael Varane having departed, they are especially short in that department ahead of the new season.as a left-sided centre-back, but United are currently not planning to return with a second bid for the 22-year-old unless Everton drop their asking price.
Much of United’s remaining transfer business will depend on how many players they can sell before now and the end of the summer transfer window.Brazilian midfielder Casemiro is another United are looking to move on, with interested persisting from Saudi Arabia. Defenders Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka have also been heavily linked with moves away from Old Trafford.
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