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Man Utd Transfer News Today: Osimhen €130m DEAL, Bruno Fernandes TALKS, Van de Beek SHOCK
Robin Bairner
- 6 Jul 2024 19:25 BST
- 4 min read
The latest Manchester United football transfer news updates, with the hottest updates on all the potential new signings and sales at Old Trafford, including Victor Osimhen, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho.
Victor Osimhen saga drawing to a close
After months of speculation linking Manchester United with a move for Victor Osimhen, the Napoli striker’s future is close to being settled – but not in a manner that the Red Devils would have wished.
Man Utd, like Arsenal and Chelsea, have distanced themselves from a move in recent times because of Napol’s demand that a buying club pays the player’s €130m release clause.
READ MORE: Premier League summer transfers 2024: All the Done Deals
Both the Premier League sides and Napoli have remained firm in their stance, and even when the Serie A club were willing to drop to €100m there were no takers.
But Saudi Pro League Al-Hilal are set to break the impasse. According to SportMediaset, they are willing to pay €130m to sign Osimhen, and a deal could be struck for the opening of the Saudi transfer market on 17 July.
Current ETV
Victor Osimhen
F (C)
Napoli
Victor Osimhen
F (C)
Napoli
ETV Range
€53.3M - €88.9M
Bruno Fernandes in Saudi talks
Bruno Fernandes has been given permission to open transfer talks with Saudi Pro League teams, according to TeamTalk.
Al-Nassr, where Cristiano Ronaldo plays, and Al-Ittihad are both interested in signing the playmaker. Indeed, the influence of ‘CR7’ is said to give Al-Nassr the edge in terms of signing the Portugal international.
An approach was first made over the player last November, and while Bruno Fernandes has publicly said that he will stay with Man Utd for next term, uncertainty has continued to dog his future.
The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), which owns both Al-Nassr and Al-Ittihad, are said to be “optimistic” in concluding a deal.
READ MORE: Latest Man Utd transfer rumours
Current ETV
Bruno Fernandes
M, AM (C)
Man Utd
Bruno Fernandes
M, AM (C)
Man Utd
ETV Range
€46.6M - €77.7M
Van de Beek close to Girona
According to Relevo and Fabrizio Romano, Girona have reached an agreement with Man Utd for the transfer of Donny van de Beek.
The Champions League-bound side will only pay around €500,000 upfront for the midfielder, though Romano later revealed that Man Utd will have a sizeable sell-on percentage as well as massive bonuses. In fact, the deal could potentially rise to as high as €15m.
Van de Beek has yet to agree personal terms with Girona.
Current ETV
Donny van de Beek
M, DM (C)
E. Frankfurt
Donny van de Beek
M, DM (C)
E. Frankfurt
ETV Range
€3.8M - €6.3M
Ten Hag rejected Martinez
Emiliano Martinez's agent has revealed that the Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper was 'close' to joining Man Utd last year only for Ten Hag to reject the 31-year-old.
Instead, Man Utd signed Andre Onana, with the agent claiming that the Dutchman opted for his former Ajax shot-stopper 'because he knew him.'
Current ETV
Emiliano Martínez
GK
Aston Villa
Emiliano Martínez
GK
Aston Villa
ETV Range
€19.2M - €32.1M
Shock Sancho decision
Manchester United have taken what CaughtOffside have described as the “unbelievable” decision to instruct Jadon Sancho to take part in pre-season training next week.
The England winger is widely expected to be permanently transferred away from Man Utd summer after a spectacular falling out with Erik ten Hag early last season. He was subsequently exiled from the team and loaned to Borussia Dortmund.
United have been unable to find a buyer for the attacker early in the transfer market and are said to be open to considering loan offers for Sancho now.
Juventus and Dortmund are both interested.
Current ETV
Jadon Sancho
M (RL), AM (L)
Dortmund
Jadon Sancho
M (RL), AM (L)
Dortmund
ETV Range
€31.1M - €51.9M
Amrabat set for Man Utd stay?
Sofyan Amrabat is said to be optimistic about staying at Manchester United next season after Erik ten Hag’s contract was renewed by the Old Trafford side.
According to Corriere dello Sport (via Sport Witness), Amrabat has attracted attention from a number of clubs but wants to stay at Old Trafford.
The Morocco international defensive midfielder was widely considered to be a flop during his loan spell last season but only has a year to run on his Fiorentina contract so should be a low-cost option for the Red Devils.
Current ETV
Sofyan Amrabat
DM, M (C)
Man Utd
Sofyan Amrabat
DM, M (C)
Man Utd
ETV Range
€7.7M - €12.8M
Casemiro problem
FootballTransfers understands that Casemiro is determined to remain at Man Utd, while Erik ten Hag would also prefer to keep the Brazilian around. However, the board could defy the coach and try to broker a sale to raise funds this summer.
Casemiro is keen to make amends for his underwhelming performances last term. The 32-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League, but the midfielder would prefer to remain at the highest level and show that he can still perform.
