Central defender Matthijs De Ligt has agreed to terms of joining Manchester United after being contacted by Man Utd. Now we just have to wait for MU to reach an agreement with Bayern Munich to complete this remarkable transfer.

 

 

According to Fabrizio Romano, MU contacted De Ligt after receiving permission from Bayern and the negotiations went quite smoothly. De Ligt now has the “green light” to join MU and his agent, Rafaela Pimenta, is discussing the terms of the contract to sign with MU. Meanwhile, people from MU and Bayern will sit together to discuss prices.

This information shows that MU’s transfer machine has begun to operate under INEOS Group, MU’s professional management group. In recent days, INEOS has filled essential positions within the MU executive board and now they are aiming for their first transfer to strengthen the defense.

With the departure of Raphael Varane, MU sees De Ligt as a reasonable replacement for the right midfielder position. De Ligt played for coach Erik Ten Hag at Ajax before joining Juventus, but he did not fit his style there and joined Bayern Munich in 2022. He played well in his first season at Bayern, but in the 2023/24 season he had trouble. Injury caused De Ligt to reserve for the Kim Min Jae – Dayot Upamecano pair, only appearing more in the second half of the season when paired with Eric Dier.

 

De Ligt is ready to leave to rectify his career, especially since at EURO he only sat out while coach Ronald Koeman used 32-year-old midfielder Stefan De Vrij, who has been playing well since the beginning of the tournament (better than Virgil Van). Dijk). Bayern also wanted to sell De Ligt, so they let MU approach.

A notable detail is that MU seems to offer a lower salary than what De Ligt receives at Bayern, so De Ligt’s desire to return to Old Trafford is mainly for professional reasons, not for money. . In addition, De Ligt has a history of injuries that causes concern for MU fans, but the “Red Devils” leadership analyzed that the shoulder injury 4 years ago was the injury that caused De Ligt to rest the longest, so that is not a problem. worrisome.