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Manchester United’s priority transfer target, Matthijs de Ligt, is now being looked into by the police following a hit-and-run incident on Wednesday.
Earlier this morning it was confirmed that a deal had finally been agreed between United and Bayern Munich for the transfer of de Ligt.
The centre-back has been on United’s shortlist as a key target for some time now, with the Dutchman already having agreed personal terms to join the club.
De Ligt and manager Erik ten Hag have both been keen for the move to build on their winning ways back at Ajax.
The Athletic reported that a deal worth €45 million plus €5 million in add-ons has been agreed to bring the Dutch defender to Old Trafford for five years, with an extra year available for United to extent by.
However, news out of Germany is emerging regarding some hot water de Ligt has found himself in.
Matthijs de Ligt at the centre of hit-and-run investigation
Reports from German publication Bild have described the incident which occurred on Wednesday morning.
The report explains that allegations have been made against de Ligt, claiming he rammed a parked car close to Bayern Munich’s training grounds, Säbener Straße, at 10am on Wednesday morning.
The witness called the police when they saw the incident, however it’s unclear as to whether de Ligt was explicitly seen at the scene of the incident.
Whilst the report is sparse, with the Munich police refusing to comment for data protection reasons, the police were made aware that the defender was driving an Audi Q8 E-tron to training.
At this time the allegations don’t appear to have affected the 24-year-old’s move to Old Trafford, with the Premier League side progressing a deal for the star this morning. It’s going to be interesting to see how this develops, with Bayern, de Ligt nor United commenting on the situation. However, Munich police are still conducting their investigation into the damages.
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