Manchester United transfer target Matthijs de Ligt has been labelled a possible ‘superstar’, even if his Bayern Munich spell has not quite gone to plan, while there has been a big update on the future of Bruno Fernandes.
Man Utd have already brought in one new centre-back this summer, as they beat Real Madrid to the signing of Leny Yoro from Lille. Even before Yoro’s injury in pre-season, Man Utd were tipped to bring in another central defender, with targets such as Jarrad Branthwaite and De Ligt on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s radar.
Man Utd recently entered talks with both De Ligt’s camp and Bayern for the Dutch star. Ratcliffe quickly managed to forge an agreement on personal terms with De Ligt, but a deal with Bayern has proven far harder to strike.
The Bundesliga giants want €50million (£42m) outright before selling their player, but Ratcliffe and Man Utd will not go that high.
Man Utd only want to pay an initial £34m for De Ligt, though they could get closer to Bayern’s £42m demands by including extra add-ons.
The 24-year-old, for his part, is keen on moving to Old Trafford as he would like to work with his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag once again.
