In today’s Man Utd transfer news - Manchester United have agreed a fee with Bayern Munich to sign Matthijs de Ligt. Man United are paying €45m fixed fee plus €5m on add-ons for the Dutch international. Manchester United were eager to sign another centre-back after Lenny Yoro. After his injury, Manchester United were once again short in the back. They had to rely on Maguire and Evans in the Community Shield game against Manchester City.
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Manchester United had to sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka to balance the books. Once they did offload the English right-back. After that, it was only a matter of time before De Ligt would join the Red Devils. Along with Matthijs de Ligt, Manchester United have also agreed a fee to sign Noussair Mazraoui. De Ligt was a key part of Erik ten Hag’s successful Ajax team. Now, he will play for Ten Hag again with Man Utd.
Manchester United agree fee to sign Matthijs de Ligt
Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Manchester United have agreed a fee with Bayern to sign Matthijs de Ligt. Manchester United were poor defensively last season. So, they had to make defensive reinforcements. That is why they were looking at the market to find a solution.
🚨🔴 Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United, here we go! Bayern accept Man United condition to include add-ons.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 10, 2024
€45m fixed fee, €5m add-ons and also payment spread over three years.
Matthijs to sign five year deal plus one year option… as soon as authorized to travel. pic.twitter.com/DV53zXq8gu
Matthijs de Ligt was not getting game time at Bayern and he was eager to leave. Manchester United gave him the best offer and he agreed on personal terms with the Red Devils. He had other offers from other clubs. But, he was waiting for United as he wanted to play for Ten Hag again.
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Thus, after long negotiations, Bayern and Manchester United agreed a fee for the transfer and Matthijs de Ligt will play for Manchester United next season.
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