Sources told MEN Last week, a deal for Ten Haag was “basically completed” and he is expected to be appointed by United before the summer transfer window officially opens on June 10.
United are formulating a possible deal for Leeds United midfielder Calvin Phillips and are interested in RB Leipzig striker Christopher Nunkou.
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The club could also be in the market for a full-back, center-back and goalkeeper, depending on the goalkeeper’s condition. David de Gea is certain to claim Sir Matt Busby’s fifth Player of the Year award, but Ten Haag sought to sign Dean Henderson on loan in the January transfer window. United have prepared thorough tracking reports on the targets that Ten Hague will study before deciding whether to enter into negotiations. Sources stressed that it is vital that the United coach still has the right to veto any possible agreement. Louis van Gaal approved the signatures of Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw after his appointment in 2014, but rejected a move for Toni Kroos, who left Bayern Munich for Real Madrid. Sources say that United’s scouting network has expanded so much that they have detailed dossiers for any player interested in different continents. United completed their to-do list in January, and Matt Judge, the director of football negotiations, has a mission to execute deals from February onwards. John Murtough, the football manager, is widely regarded as the person overseeing the recruitment, but agency sources say Judge is the main point of contact and recently asked about a young striker. Ed Woodward, the former executive vice president, identified technical chief detective Mick Court as so important that he had the power to veto targets, but it is understandable that the Court’s recruiting department is a “small team.” He claimed the court had vetoed some of Jose Mourinho’s proposed targets in the summer of 2018, but Cort is believed to have had an “excellent relationship” with Mourinho, who privately praised Cort’s insistence on moving to Fred. The suspicion is that Woodward tried to spend the money. Court’s team was also not responsible for the infamous list of right-backs of the 804 players compiled by United in 2019 before signing Aaron Wan-Bisaka for 45 45 million, increasing it to £ 50 million. Read more related articles Read more related articles
