Manchester United Closing In On Blockbuster Signing of Former Cristiano Ronaldo Teammate

Manchester United under the new sporting ownership of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS group is desperate to improve their squad and bounce back to the top of Premier League football.

Manchester United endured their worst season defensively last year under Erik Ten Hag. They have renewed Erik Ten Hag amidst rumours of sacking and the Dutch manager has shortlisted a former teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo to help in their defensive woes.

Manchester United Closing In To Sign Former Cristiano Ronaldo Teammate 

Manchester United are closing in on blockbuster signing for Cristiano Ronaldo's teammate at Juventus and Bayern Munich superstar Mathijs De Ligt. 

Mathijs De Ligt has been the pillar of Bayern Munich defence for the past couple of seasons and is one of the sort after defensive signatures in the summer.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the Red Devils are close to completing the transfer as they are close to agreeing deal with Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich want atleast 50 M Euros from Manchester United for De Ligt's signature. However, Manchester United are trying to meet that figure with add on clauses. 

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Personal Terms according to Fabrizio Romano will not be an issue as Mathijs De Ligt has already agreed to move to Mancheser. 

Mathijs De Ligt and Cristiano Ronaldo played together at Juventus for two seasons before Ronaldo decided to leave Turin and return to United in 2021. 

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Manchester United Sign New Striker

Manchester United have reportedly completed the striker of Joshua Zirkee. Joshua Zirkee joins Manchester United from Bologna and will become the first signing of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS era. 

Joshua Zirkee will sign a five year deal with Manchester United taking his contract till 2029 according to Fabrizio Romano.