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Publication date: Sunday, August 30, 2020 12:28 PM
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer personally intervened in a transfer agreement for Donny van de Beek.
The Ajax star is one of the biggest names on United’s wish list, even though Tottenham, Real Madrid and Barcelona are also tied to a £ 49m move.
The Red Devils want to bring in another creative midfielder this summer to offer competition to Bruno Fernandes.
Jesse Lingard and Andreas Pereira are expected to move on, with the pair battling for playing time last season.
United they have been closely linked with Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish. However, it seems that Van de beek now it is very much in the sights.
Indeed, reports have suggested that the club are “close” to signing the 23-year-old, who scored eight goals and provided five assists in the Eredivisie last season when Ajax won the title again in the Netherlands.
And the Daily star, as the Quick, say Solskjaer has personally stepped in to rush the club for a deal.
While United want to sign Van de Beek, it is claimed that the player’s preference would be to move to Real Madrid.
Los Blancos reached an agreement to sign the star from Holland last summer. However, Covid-19 has affected them a lot and funds are currently a problem.
The report adds that while Van de Beek is ‘infatuated’ with playing for Zinedine Zidane, a deal seems unlikely.
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That has left the door open for United, who have not made a single signing with the first team so far this summer.
So far they have put all their eggs in the Jadon Sancho market. But since that deal won’t happen anytime soon, Solskjaer now wants other additions to his team.
The Red Devils boss also wants a new center-back, with Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo set to go.
However, he will first have to sell amid sustained interest in Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and AC Milan star Alessio Romagnoli.
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