[David Ornstein] Manchester United agree deal to sign De Ligt (24) from Bayern Munich! €45m fee + €5m add-ons. They also bid €15m fee + €5m add-ons for Noussair Mazraoui (26) which was accepted. Rests on Wan-Bissaka: West Ham agree £15m fee, medical slated Sun/Mon, finalising exit
by TheBiasedSportsLover
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Omg yes
Fair play good deal, they need to upgrade that midfield now, the 6 position is a black whole for them atm
Judging the way United treat their defenders he’ll be begging to leave in a years time.
This is the signing I wanted over the line
Judging from the reaction of Bayern fans, De Ligt is going to be a great deal.
Now a midfielder next INEOS.
I don’t know if you know anything about De Ligt but he has the temperament of a player who thinks he’s the best player and a leader at the back – other players who are leaders don’t really like it , BUT at United he will get to be that leader at the back and he will be the main defender along with Martinez
He’s gonna get dusted, slow as shit.
I thought our financial situation was fucked, how did they conjure up the funds for this?
Wan Bissaka for 15M is a bit of business I’d say.
This is just the step down he needs to try and prove himself. Clubs like Bayern and Juve were to big for him. At a club with less expectations like United he could really step it back up.
whole lot of salt in these comments lol
Premier League strikers will feast next season, De Ligt and Maguire, like 2 tugboats in a sea of treacle
ETH with 500m ( and counting) backing in his first 3 seasons is the highest that a manager has ever got in the PL
United since 2013
Moyes 92m
LVG 245m
Mourinho 450m
Ole 480m
ETH 510m (so far)
Incredible spending without any major trophies won, forget winning United hasn’t been in a title race since 2013 !
No club in Europe spends so much and gets so little in return for their money
Ornstein is Quagmire’s son.
Bizarre that Bayern let De Ligt go for so little. Tbf that club has been a mess for a while now which is why they let Leverkusen past them.
Mazaroui at RB for AWB is certainly a change. Still feel so long as Casemiro is in that midfield United will be compromised but it’s definitely evolving into a more offensively minded team.
United fans: Erik Ten Hag is definitely no longer involved with transfers as much as he was.
*United sign two ex-Ajax players*
Honestly baffling that they ever paid £45m for Wan Bissaka in the first place. Bonkers
I am confused. Aren’t they all former Ajax players?
How is De Ligt just 24??????
Considering Juventus forked out €85 mil for him 5 years ago and how wildly inflated the market is that’s quite the coup for a 24 year old CB, especially if he can recapture his previous form at Ajax under ETH. Under the previous regime we’d have forked out €85 mil again for him this time round. My fucking god is it refreshing to have some competent people running transfers for the first time in over a decade…
Not the player he used to be, but still a good player and only 24. His progress stagnated a bit. Good opportunity for him and the club to jumpstart his career.
As for Man Utd, they’re making good moves but their fans also predicted they would go on and challenge for the title in 2021 when they signed Sancho, Varane, and Ronaldo (tbf at the time, that was an very good window)
– then, again in 2022 when they signed Casemiro, Lisandro, Eriksen, and Antony (yes, Antony was still viewed as a great young player back then) a lot of noise was made.
On paper they’ve done well. But 2021 and 2022 have shown even though buying good players in the market doesn’t necessarily reflect good performances.
Good deal, especially given that Mazraoui can cover for both LB and right back
His wages will be a shit ton I guess
I feel for W-B; a quality player that doesn’t fit in 10Hag playing style. I wonder the coaches at UTD, actually coached him?
He played under Ten Hag while he was Ajax. That’s why he wanted him so much.
Yoro, de Ligt, Martinez, Maguire, Evans and Lindelof is a lot of CBs. Hopefully they finally shift Lindelof and then maybe keep Maguire in the knowledge he walks on a free in the summer.
I’m also past being excited by now. I’m incredibly skeptical of any of top team willingly letting a good player go
Hmmm, I guess United fans will be DeLigted
Groove is in the house etc
The Netherlands United. Does Ten hag know he can buy other players not from the Netherlands and Dutch league?
damn de light fell off hard, he would have been 100mil 5 years ago
Clubs around the world with Ajax Alum must be rubbing their hands lol
Such an easy mark
My dutch heart swells- im such a fan of zirkzee and de ligt. Mazraoui is a bit of an outlier but whatever, get in there son. United zirkzee shirt is on the way!
vanChester United at this point
AWB for 15 is daylight robbery
Hmmm, I guess United fans will be DeLigted
Starting to get those Alvaro Morata/Money laundering vibes..
Gotta sell to buy after the Glazer mismanagement. Don’t want AWB to go but it’s the price to pay in order to improve.
They are buying every player that played for Ajax.