Manchester United have spent big in the last few days and a few sales may now be needed to unlock further transfer business.
Transfer business has really started to pick up and two exciting talents have arrived at Manchester United.
Striker Joshua Zirkzee has arrived from Bologna with United paying around £36million to lure him to Old Trafford.
United have followed that deal up with a stunning move for Lille wonderkid Leny Yoro.
The French sensation is arriving in a deal worth up to £52million having shown huge potential in France.
United will have spread the cash out in instalments, but it’s still a hefty amount of cash committed to two signings.
More additions are still needed this summer though and United may need to offload some players before more new faces can arrive.
Galatasaray move for Scott McTominay
United could cash in on a handful of players with Aaron Wan-Bissaka heavily linked with a move away in recent days.
Scott McTominay may not be safe either as Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg claims that Galatasaray have genuine hope of luring him to Turkiye.
Plettenberg states that McTominay is the ‘preferred solution’ for Galatasaray as they chase a new midfielder.
Intriguingly, it’s suggested that Galatasaray ‘have the feeling’ that McTominay would be open to the move.
The problem is that Plettenberg claims United want around €30million (£25million) for McTominay – and that is simply too much.
That price seems very low for McTominay and The Sun believe that United actually want around £40million for McTominay.
Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur are thought to be keen on McTominay too though Ten Hag is allegedly in no rush to let him go.
We just can’t see Galatasaray meeting United’s demands for McTominay and, despite Plettenberg claiming that talks have been ‘initiated’ with United, an agreement on a fee seems unlikely any time soon.
Fabrizio Romano on McTominay
United may be tempted to cash in on McTominay given that any sale would count as 100% profit for the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules.
McTominay is a homegrown player at United and a big sale could really help United manoeuvre in the transfer market.
Fabrizio Romano has now suggested that United are ‘working on outgoings’ after securing the signing of Yoro.
Romano claims that United want to offload Casemiro or McTominay in order to make room for a new midfield signing.
The man United want is Paris Saint-Germain’s Manuel Ugarte, with the Uruguayan ‘keen’ on making the move this summer.
United need funds to make that deal happen though, and selling McTominay is seemingly viewed as a way to bring in Ugarte.
McTominay was linked away last summer and ended up staying put, finishing the season with 10 goals to his name.
The 27-year-old may well prefer to stay put, but first-team chances may be more prominent elsewhere – something he simply must think about at this stage in his career.
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