Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has held talks with Netherlands pair Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt about becoming a member of the Premier League facet, in keeping with a report.
Bologna ahead Zirkzee has agreed the monetary phrases of a transfer whereas Bayern Munich defender De Ligt is about to be reunited with Ten Hag, Fabrizio Romano has claimed.
The switch reporter stated Ten Hag has spoken to Zirkzee by phone “a number of occasions”, with United contemplating whether or not to activate a launch clause of round £33.4m which is legitimate till August.
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Zirkzee made his worldwide debut when he got here on instead in his nation’s second-half comeback win over Turkiye within the quarter-finals of Uefa Euro 2024 on Saturday.
The 23-year-old joined Bologna from Bayern in 2022 and was named Serie A’s Younger Participant of the 12 months for 2023/24, scoring 11 occasions and offering 5 assists in 34 league appearances.
De Ligt performed beneath Ten Hag at Ajax earlier than becoming a member of Juventus for £67.8 million in 2019, shifting on to Juve for £65.6 million in 2022. The 24-year-old centre-back has been an unused substitute for Oranje in Germany.
🚨 Manchester United have inexperienced gentle from each Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt to hitch the membership.
Each gamers have spoken to Erik ten Hag with Man United now able to advance on membership facet within the coming days.
It’s all authorized on wage/fee additionally for Zirkzee. pic.twitter.com/3smr51uuOa
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 7, 2024
United suffered a string of defensive damage issues in 2023/24 and skilled centre-back Raphael Varane left the membership on the finish of the season.
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De Ligt ‘very succesful’
Ruben Jongkind, who was Ajax’s head of academy improvement throughout De Ligt’s time with the Dutch giants, has stated the Amsterdammers academy product may very well be of “nice worth” to United.
“He’s very able to coping with strain however you additionally want the expertise,” Jongkind instructed the Manchester Night Information.
“His time will come. His improvement is fairly good; he has performed lots of matches for Juve and rather a lot within the Dutch workforce. He’s nonetheless solely 24. However now it’s the time to actually develop into a pillar within the workforce and… actually develop into a vital participant.
“He was catapulted straight from the academy into the primary workforce [at Ajax], which was very straightforward for him again then. Ten Hag instructed him new issues and particulars [on how to reach] the highest.”
