It will continue to be a very exciting summer transfer window at Manchester United, with plenty of comings and goings. Who will be the next to join Fred and Diogo Dalot as new arrivals this summer? Who will be heading out the Old Trafford door?
Let’s take a spin through the latest transfer rumors and gossip making the rounds on the internet today.
-Norwegian wonderkid Erling Braut Haaland is the newest and most exciting transfer rumor on this Monday. According to ESPN FC: “United’s Scandinavian scout Tommy Moller Nielsen was in attendance at the game to monitor Haaland’s performance” in Molde’s 4-0 win over Brann yesterday.
Haaland, 17, scored all four of those goals, and he did it in just 21 minutes. He’s the son of a former Manchester City and Leeds United player, and the latter of those two teams have also been scouting the young Norwegian.
The Irish edition of the Sun adds that “Academy chief Nicky Butt is looking all over Europe to bag the best young talent and has been made aware of Haaland’s huge potential.”
-Elsewhere, it looks like a shake-up at the third goalkeeper position behind David de Gea and Sergio Romero. United are close to adding 35-year-old Lee Grant to their position group. Why are United interested in paying £1.5 million for the Stoke City man?
Because they’ll need depth here soon, with Sam Johnstone set to leave this summer. As the BBC chronicles, “West Bromwich Albion are keen on signing Johnstone, who has spent the past 18 months on loan at Aston Villa.”
Additionally, United boss Jose Mourinho is hoping to send his fellow countryman, U21 international Joel Pereira, out on loan for the 2018-19 season.
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