Wrapping up the Man Utd transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 January window.
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Manchester United are stalling on making an official bid for RB Leipzig’s Amadou Haidara, with Newcastle United set to make an offer for the midfielder (The Mirror, January 16).
Manchester United are favourites to sign Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz in the summer, according to reports in Italy (Daily Express, January 14).
Manchester United are plotting a move for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria, who has also attracted interest from Liverpool (Daily Mirror, January 13).
Manchester United are to go head to head with top-four rivals Arsenal in their pursuit of Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey this month (Daily Mirror, January 13); United have a strong interest in Lamptey, but their £30m valuation is £10m short of Brighton’s asking price (Daily Mail, January 12).
Liverpool and Manchester United look set to miss out on Kingsley Coman, with the winger set to sign a lucrative new contract at Bayern Munich (Daily Mail, January 8).
Manchester United have made signing a midfielder their No.1 priority this summer – with Declan Rice reportedly top of their wishlist (The Sun, January 7); United are preparing a summer bid for Rice but are expected to need to spend £100m to secure his signature (The Sun, January 3); West Ham’s disappointing December has given United a major boost in their hopes of signing £100m-rated Rice (The Sun, January 2).
United are reported to be in talks to sign Borussia Dortmund defender Dan-Axel Zagadou on a free transfer (Daily Mail, January 7).
United are determined to sign Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves this month (The Sun, January 6); Neves is one of a number of players United have been looking at in their search for a new midfielder (Sky Sports, December 5); United will have to compete with Chelsea for Neves in January (The Sun, December 27).
Ralf Rangnick looks like he will be unable to lure Erling Haaland to Manchester United despite initial plans to do so (Sunday Mirror, January 9); Manchester United have pulled out of the race to sign Haaland in the summer and believe his mind is already made up on joining Real Madrid (Daily Star, January 8); Haaland has reportedly been told by his club that he must decide his future by the end of January as speculation continues (Daily Mail, January 5)
United target Julian Alvarez‘s agent is reportedly on his way to the United Kingdom for a transfer meeting (Daily Express, January 3); United are ready to pay the £16.8m release clause to sign Alvarez in January, having edged ahead of Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan in the race for the 21-year-old (Sport, January 1); United have been linked with a move to sign Alvarez from River Plate (Daily Express, December 22).
Barcelona are reportedly looking to prise Anthony Martial from United by offering Ousmane Dembele in a swap deal (The Sun, January 3).
United and Liverpool are interested in Leeds youngster Charlie Cresswell (Mirror, January 3).
Jose Mourinho is out to hijack United’s move for Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara and tempt him to join Roma instead (The Sun, January 2); United are in advanced talks to sign Marseille midfielder Kamara (Sunday Express, December 18); Kamara is one of a number of players United have been looking at in their search for a new midfielder (Sky Sports, December 5).
United have a contingency plan in place in case Edinson Cavani leaves next month, with the club reportedly lining up a swoop for Mauro Icardi (Daily Mail, December 30).
Interim United boss Ralf Rangnick is targeting four German wonderkids for potential transfers – Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz, Borussia Monchengladbach’s Luca Netz, RB Leipzig’s Eric Martel and Bochum’s Armel Bella-Kotchap (The Sun, December 27).
Chris Armas’s arrival at United could give the club a boost in their pursuit of RB Leipzig star Tyler Adams after they worked together for three years at New York Red Bulls (Daily Mail, December 24).
Ralf Rangnick will reportedly be given a huge £8.5m bonus if he convinces Haaland to join United (Daily Express, December 2); Rangnick could receive up to £100m in January to strengthen his squad (Daily Mirror, December 2). United believe Ralf Rangnick’s imminent arrival at Old Trafford will give them an edge in the race to sign Haaland next summer (The Sun, November 28).
Manchester United are interested in signing Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to reports (The Sun, January 10); Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is ‘almost certain’ to leave Lazio by the summer, amid his rift with Maurizio Sarri, having been previously linked with the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Real Madrid (The Sun, December 21).
United target Amadou Haidara has revealed he was a supporter of the Premier League club when growing up (Daily Mail, December 16); Ralf Rangnick is keen on bringing RB Leipzig midfielder Haidara to Old Trafford and the Bundesliga side are concerned about a release clause in his contract (Daily Mirror, December 10); Haidara will become Ralf Rangnick’s first signing next month – if United pay his £32m release clause now (Sun, December 5).
