Manchester United are apparently willing to sell £120million worth of players to West Ham this summer. Enjoy this, and more juicy gossip.
WEST HAM’S UNITED RAID
Let’s get straight into it, why don’t we? Anthony Martial, Harry Maguire, Donny van de Beek and Scott McTominay. That is who the Hammers want to sign, with the Red Devils ‘prepared’ to let them all leave, according to CaughtOffside.
Transfer expert Ben Jacobs has said “outgoings are going to be very important” for United this summer as Erik ten Hag looks to sign some new players. McTominay “could depart”, though Ten Hag was reluctant to let the Scotland international leave in January. Despite this, he will be “available on the market”. Another club to watch here? Newcastle United, apparently.
Van de Beek is also likely to leave, though he is out injured until next season, so who knows what will happen with him. I don’t know, and neither does Mr. Jacobs.
West Ham have always “liked” Martial, while a move back to AS Monaco can’t be ruled out. “Everyone” at Old Trafford “likes” the Frenchman, but the club may be forced to cut ties due to his ongoing fitness problems.
Finally, club captain Maguire has been heavily linked with an exit since last summer as Ten Hag continues to prefer Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw. A departure is “hard on Maguire”, Jacobs says, but it would create some much-needed space in the squad.
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DE GEA SUCCESSOR SELECTED
Sticking with United, they are feeling frisky and want to sign a Leeds player. Dangerous business, that.
According to The Sun, Ten Hag wants Ilian Meslier to succeed David de Gea as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper. United’s top priority is to extend De Gea’s contract, however, though the report states that Meslier is who they want to come in as the Spaniard’s ‘long-term replacement’.
Dean Henderson is ‘set to be sold’ as Ten Hag clearly does not want him to take on the No. 1 shirt.
There are some ‘complications’ in United’s pursuit of Meslier, however. They are apparently willing to wait to sign him when said No. 1 shirt is there for the taking, so he is not sat on the bench for a season or two as De Gea keeps his place. Leeds’ relegation could throw a spanner in the works. Should they go down, Meslier will probably be snapped up by another team, unless the Red Devils move…
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