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After weeks of negotiations, Manchester United are now being reported as on the brink of completing their next two high profile signings with deals agreed with Bayern Munich. The Athletic have now reported the details of two agreed deals for Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.
Their need to sign more defenders this summer is well known, especially following the injury to new signing Leny Yoro, ruling him out until New year.
Yesterday, sports journalist Fabrizio Romano commented that United will have a busy few days with the need to sign a centre-back, a left-back, a right-back and a midfielder.
Well, his predictions have come off spectacularly. Less than 24 hours later and we have news of United having deals agreed for two of their major priority targets.
Deals with Bayern Munich are finally agreed
David Ornstein of The Athletic has confirmed that deals have been reach between Bayern Munich and Manchester United over both Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.
The Dutch centre-back is set to join United for €45 million plus €5 million in add-ons on a five year contract, pending a medical assessment. United have also built in the option to extend de Ligt’s contract by a year if they wish to do so.
Manchester Evening News have reported that the cost of this transfer fee has been negotiated to be spread across three years, lessening the blow for United right now.
This transfer will be music to Erik ten Hag’s ears, giving him a young, extremely capable defender who he has proven experience with back in his days of managing Ajax.
Bayern Munich have also accepted a bid of €15 million plus €5 million in add-ons for Noussair Mazraoui, seeing the pair on their way to Old Trafford.
Whilst previously a join bid was made by United for both defenders, it’s now understood that these deals stand separate to each other.
However, the signing of Mazraoui all rests on the £15 million deal that United have agreed with West Ham to sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka to The Hammers with his medical booked in for Monday 12th August at latest.
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