Manchester United have made their first offer to sign Arsenal target Ferdi Kadioglu at the express wish of manager Erik ten Hag, though the Red Devils find themselves potentially having to sacrifice Jadon Sancho if a move is to come off.
A new era is underway at Old Trafford with Sir Jim Ratcliffe at the wheel and looking to revitalise a club that, on too many occasions last season, fell well short of the standards expected of them. And while they did win the FA Cup to not only spare Erik ten Hag from the sack but in also claiming a place in the Europa League, the fact that Manchester United failed badly in the Champions League and could also only manage an eighth-placed finish in the Premier League was indicative of a squad in dire need of an overhaul.
While the window has been open for a few weeks now, the event of the European Championships has meant a delay for many top sides in completing deals for a number of their top targets. United very much fall into that field, but with the showpiece due to be held in Berlin on Sunday night, the transfer market is expected to be turbo-charged over the next few days.
To kick things off, United will welcome the arrival of striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna in a £45m package, which will see £34m head to the Italian side and the remainder of the fee going to his agent, Kia Joorabchian, in commissionary payments.
Zirkzee has been in Manchester over the weekend to put the finishing touches to the move and a deal worth in the region of £100,000 a week and on an initial five-year deal is close to being thrashed out.
His arrival is expected to be the first of several new signings this summer.
To that end, a report on Saturday morning revealed talks are being held with four other targets and with Manuel Ugarte also giving the green light to secure the move.
In addition to Zirkzee, United have also been strongly linked with another Netherlands star in Matthijs De Ligt, while a third option in Xavi Simons is also on their radar.
However, a new left-back is also very much on their agenda. Ten Hag was left short there last season with Luke Shaw limited to just 15 appearances and Tyrell Malacia failing to make a single appearance over an injury-destroyed campaign.
