Manchester United have reportedly been dealt a blow as they attempt to offload Aaron Wan-Bissaka and replace him with Bayern Munich s Noussair Mazraoui.
have been active in the transfer market this summer. They have already spent £90m to sign Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee and more signings are expected in the coming weeks.
Man Utd are scouring the market for a new centre-midfielder but
Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his new-look recruitment team are searching for a new midfielder while they remain in talks with Bayern Munich over signing Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt.
Speaking on Monday, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed
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Romano said: “Manchester United are still confident, and are sending very good messages to the players – both Mazraoui and De Ligt – with confidence to get the deal done.
“With Bayern, there is still no agreement because Bayern want €50million guaranteed for De Ligt and something around €20m for Mazraoui.
“So a package of €70m, but Manchester United want to pay less than this. So the conversation is ongoing, but with confidence that De Ligt is only waiting for Manchester United.”
Mazraoui s proposed move to Man Utd is dependent on Aaron Wan-Bissaka leaving.
However, another spanner has reportedly been thrown into the works, with that Wan-Bissaka is demanding a multi-million pound pay-off to leave Man Utd this summer.
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The report explains.
SunSport has learned that while West Ham are willing to meet United s £18million valuation for Wan-Bissaka they cannot afford his wage demands leaving the deal in limbo.
Wan-Bissaka is open to joining West Ham, but has no huge desire to leave United and is refusing to sell himself short.
The 26-year-old has less than 12 months left on his contract at Old Trafford. And he could bank a huge signing-on fee by staying put and leaving on a free transfer next summer.
