Man Utd transfer news

MANCHESTER UNITED overspent in the transfer window but manager Erik ten Hag is already targeting more signings, according to reports.The club splashed the cash in the summer purchasing players that totalled £200million.
Erik ten Hag wants to continue re-building Man Utd and is planning for future signingsCredit: Getty
And Ten Hag is keen to continue his re-build after seeing positives in performances and results in recent weeks.
The Dutchman recently said: “We have many meetings — we have to improve the structures in and around the club,
“And we will also look to the window in January or next summer already.”
However his buying may have to wait beyond the winter window as United’s net spend is double what was originally projected, claim The Athletic.
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The next sizeable budget for Man Utd is reportedly set to be in the summer of 2023.
It is suggested that owner Joel Glazer, chief executive Richard Arnold and director John Murtough are focused on next year’s window as the next chance to bolster the team.
Ten Hag was backed heavily in the summer bringing in players he knew such as Antony and Lisandro Martinez.
He also signed Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Martin Dubravka – while the club ended up retaining Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Reports also claim the late £85million capture of the ex-Ajax star Antony was sanctioned by Ten Hag who chose to spend heavily on him rather than try to add a right-back and a winger.
Man Utd are already being linked with potential targets for the future with Leicester’s Youri Tielemans someone the club is reportedly interested in.
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PROSPECTIVE Manchester United buyer Michael Knighton revealed his aim to submit a bid is “moving forward as planned”.Knighton, 70, served on the Man Utd board of directors after being involved in a failed takeover of the club in 1989.
Knighton says his aim to submit a bid is ‘moving forward as planned’Credit: PA
Fans have grown frustrated with the Glazer familyCredit: PA
Knighton was present for anti-Glazer protests outside Old TraffordCredit: Reuters
And it emerged last month he was keen to reignite his interest in acquiring Man Utd with fans growing frustrated with current owners, the Glazer family.
Knighton held talks with three billionaires, including Red Devils fan Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
OGC Nice owner Ratcliffe, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes to be about £14billion, was asked to join a consortium following a failed attempt to buy Chelsea earlier this year.
Knighton issued an update on his plans to buy Man Utd on Twitter, revealing his aim to submit a bid is “moving forward as planned”.
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He tweeted: “Thank you ALL for the wonderful messages of support. There is much going on behind the scenes.
“Things are moving forward as planned.
“I apologise I can’t be on this platform more, just bogged down in meetings.
“God bless & every good wish to all of you. Yr support is greatly appreciated.”
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Knighton is yet to table an official offer but says United are in crisis as a result of the “inept and frankly useless ownership”.
In an interview with Man United The Religion last month, Knighton said: “We are a club in crisis and we all know the reason why.
“We have an inept and frankly useless ownership who know little about this game of football.
‘Everyone knows that we need new ownership of this football club and that is my aim and those are my objectives.
“I am making good progress, continuing to talk to the people, I have got some good pledges and good finance.
‘We are now working on the offer document. Remember, it is a hostile bid – that simply means that the club isn’t officially for sale.
“But my intention is to present these owners with a legitimate, potent and commercial offer to say: ‘You have run out of road, it’s time (to) go, because your time is up’.”
On the pitch, Erik ten Hag is getting a tune out of his team following a poor start to the season.

The Red Devils are sat fifth in the Premier League after six games played.
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A FRESH report has claimed that Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans is the “chosen one” for Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.The Belgian international midfielder only has nine months remaining on his contract and looks unlikely to pen an extension.
Man Utd are plotting a January swoop for Youri TielemansCredit: Rex
He will be free to negotiate and agree a pre-contract agreement with any clubs outside of England from January 1.
He was linked with a host of clubs over the summer, with both United and Arsenal keen.
However, Fichajes.net are claiming that Ten Hag has requested to make three new signings when the January transfer window opens.
He wants to bring in a new right-back, a creative midfielder and forward and has been told that he will have £70m to spend.
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And Tielemans is allegedly the “chosen one” for the middle of the park.
Despite their insistence on keeping him in the summer, Leicester could decide to cash in on the ace come winter rather than lose him for nothing at the end of the campaign.
Tielemans has started all but one of the Foxes’ opening Premier League matches.
Leicester chiefs are understood to want to recoup at least some of the £40m they splashed out to sign him in 2019.
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He has previously indicated that he wants to leave Leicester for a team competing in the Champions League.
The Foxes lost Wesley Fofana to Chelsea last month, while stalwart Kasper Schmeichel left for Nice.
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ERIK TEN HAG has revealed that Raphael Varane is the new leader of his Manchester United’s defence.The French centre-back, 29, endured a difficult first campaign at Old Trafford last term following his arrival from Real Madrid.
Raphael Varane has rediscovered his best form at Man Utd this termCredit: Getty
Club captain Harry Maguire has been forced to watch on from the benchCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
A number of injuries contributed to his lack of form, but now the 2018 World Cup winner appears to have found his top gear under his new Dutch boss at the Red Devils.
United have won all five matches that Varane has started this season – only conceding twice during his 495 minutes on the pitch.
He initially replaced captain Harry Maguire in the starting XI for last month’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool and has remained in the backline for all but one of the subsequent five games.
And after he starred again in last night’s 2-0 Europa League triumph at FC Sheriff, Ten Hag heaped praise on the ex-Lens star.
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He told MUTV: “The reason (for another clean sheet) is we were good in possession and we defended very well.
“With Rapha Varane there as the leader, he puts everyone in the right position, he fits really good together with Licha Martinez and also the two full-backs did their job really good.

“Difficult start, opponent really played direct, opportune, go for second ball, we lost too many balls at the start of the game.
“But after a certain period I think we found a better formation, especially over on the left side.
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“And you see we can play between the lines and we adapted our game and we scored a great goal and from that moment on we dictated the game total.”
Maguire replaced Varane last week in the back four but was unable to stop his team from slipping to defeat against Real Sociedad.
But he did get a little taste of the action yesterday as he came off the bench to replace Martinez in the dying stages at Sheriff. More