A European giant are targeting an achievable Manchester City raid after pulling the plug on their pursuit of Manchester United midfielder, Scott McTominay, though the Scotland international could still seal a move to an ambitious Premier League rival.
Man Utd are aiming to offload several fringe players before they can add to their new recruits. Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee have already been banked and Erik ten Hag’s side are also seeking the signings of Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs De Ligt and Manuel Ugarte too.
Personal terms have been agreed with all three of those players. Five-year contracts with club options for sixth seasons are ready to be signed.
However, before United can seal any of those deals, they’re first aiming to shift players in the requisite positions.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka is in talks to join West Ham and his exit would pave the way for fellow right-back Mazraoui to arrive from Bayern Munich.
Sky Sports have repeatedly stated Victor Lindelof is on the chopping block ahead of De Ligt’s arrival. That’s despite Raphael Varane (Como – free agent) and Willy Kambwala (Villarreal – £9.6m) already leaving.
Regarding Ugarte, United are open to offloading one or multiple from Christian Eriksen, Casemiro and Scott McTominay.
