The rebuild of Manchester United could definitely take some time, so get ready and dig your heels in for that. The upshot is that we’ll have a summer transfer window filled with many comings and goings.
And with Manchester United linked to approximately 97,324 players already, the time is right for some Red Devils transfer talk on this Saturday. Yesterday, we saw United announce the first signing of this summer transfer window- Swansea City winger Daniel James. So there you go- the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makeover is now underway.
According to a list released by the Premier League, this past season’s club captain Antonio Valencia and the 2016-17 team player of the year Ander Herrera are officially no longer part of the club.
Both are now are available to any club on a free transfer. Herrera is expected to join Paris Saint-Germain while the future of Valencia remains very uncertain.
Neither of these two developments are surprising (Herrera already gave an official goodbye awhile ago), but it’s worth noting anyway.
-Elsewhere, the long time struggle to upgrade at central defender continues, with United reportedly already conceding defeat in the transfer battle to Ajax star Matthijs de Ligt. They have since now re-focused on long time target Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli.
The Serie A side has consistently said that Koulibaly is not for sale, at any price, but they keep on getting plenty of offers from numerous clubs for the 27-year-old.
According to Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport, as reported by Football Italia, United have returned with another massive bid for the Senegal international. How massive? about £85 million, which would easily make him the world’s most expensive defender by a considerable sum.
He reportedly has a release clause understood be about £134m.
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