Manchester United Transfer News: Talks with world class defender stall

Kim Min-Jae, Napoli (Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images)
Kim Min-Jae, Napoli (Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images) /
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Manchester United Transfer News (June 11) – Today’s Manchester United transfer news features a worrying update on Kim Min-Jae, a Randal Kolo Muani bid incoming and Porto losing Diogo Costa.

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Manchester United Transfer News – Talks with Kim Min-Jae stall amid interest from Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain

According to FootMercato‘s Sebastien Denis and Santi Aouna, Manchester United’s progress in signing Napoli’s Kim Min-Jae has slowed down. Discussions between the club and the player have not progressed in recent weeks despite the Korean international being the Red Devils’ top priority. FootMercato further reports that fellow Premier League side Newcastle United has also made Kim Min-Jae a priority signing. Paris Saint-Germain is also interested in the player, as is Chelsea, but Min-Jae is not interested in joining the latter.

Manchester United Transfer News – First bid for Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani expected soon

Christian Falk has revealed via Fabrizio Romano’s Daily Briefing substack that Manchester United is preparing a bid for Randal Kolo Muani. The situation between the club and the player is described as “hot,” indicating that United are eager to make Randal Kolo Muani their next top striker. Kolo Muani enjoyed a phenomenal season in Germany, netting 15 goals and adding 14 assists in 32 Bundesliga matches. The 6’2″ striker featured for France at the most recent World Cup in Qatar, where he drew a penalty in the final against Argentina.

Manchester United Transfer News – FFP rules may result in Porto selling Digio Costa for cheaper than his release clause

As exclusively revealed by CM Journal, Diogo Costa may leave Porto this month for less than his reported £64M release clause. This is because Porto needs to balance their books to be UEFA compliant, and players will need to be sold before June 30th, as Record confirms. This can give Manchester United an advantage in pursuing Diogo Costa, who is seen as a realistic De Gea replacement. While Porto will still want a significant fee, it looks as though it will be lower than his release clause.