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Man United First Signing This Summer Revealed
Manchester United have finally made their first signing of the summer following the completion of the deal for Dutch international Donny Van De Beek on Wednesday afternoon.
Before now, the Red Devils have been very quiet in the transfer window and this left their fans infuriated especially with other Premier League heavyweights proving to be very busy in the transfer market.
Donny Van De Beek had earlier been linked with Spanish giants Barcelona before Manchester United swooped in to sign the 23-year-old goalscoring midfielder.
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He underwent his medical on Monday after the Red Devils agreed a €44m deal with reigning Dutch Eredivisie champions Ajax Amsterdam.
Van De Beek has penned a five-year deal at the Theatre of Dreams.
He increases competition for places in the Manchester United midfield potentially. Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Fred, Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay and Andreas Pereira are the midfielders at the club right now.
Donny Van De Beek has been a goalscoring midfielder at Ajax where he learnt his education as a footballer. He scored eight goals + five assists in 23 league games last season before the Dutch top flight was ended due to Covid-19.
The new Manchester United signing became prominent as part of the Ajax team that stunned all and sundry with a Champions League semi-final appearance during the 2018/19 season.
This might not be good news for English Premier League club Manchester United as they have been told that they are not alone in the race for Dayot Upamecano and it is made clear that there are yet to be a concrete offer for his signature.
The player himself made this known when he admitted he has been in great demand but noted that he does not know what the future holds for him as he has just signed a new contract with his club because he wants to be with his teammates.
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The RB Leipzig was also on Arsenal radar but with the capture of Gabriel Magalhaes, the Red Devils will now enjoy a free run for his signature in January.
It is understood that manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a big fan of the 21-year-old as he was attracted by his impressive performances on RB Leipzig’s run to the Champions League semi-finals.
However, reports claim that the Red Devils board is not too convinced about the readiness of Dayot Upamecano for a first-team football in the English Premier League and that has to be sorted out before an official bid is submitted to his club in January.
Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo might have parted ways with his former club, Manchester United but that does not mean he has not been having one influence or the other on the club.
This was made known by former defender Patrice Evra who claims that the Portuguese star played a major role in bringing Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United in the last winter transfer window.
He revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo was the one who gave the go-ahead to the club to move in for Bruno Fernandes as they did not know anything about the player before his capture.
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Patrice Evra stated that Bruno Fernandes is now making a massive impact at the club by ensuring more wins and helping to bring out the best in Paul Pogba.
Bruno Fernandes has even boasted that the best is yet to be seen of him as he has been training very hard to help his team the more in the coming season.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo remains a living legend of Manchester United as he made a very big impact at the Old Trafford, including winning of the Champions League, the Premier League as well as winning the World Best Footballer award as a Red Devils player under manager Alex Ferguson.
The search by English Premier League club Manchester United continues for players that will turn their season around but they are only close to sealing one.
Manchester United are keen on a new defender that will partner Harry Maguire and have been linked with French Ligue 1 outfit Monaco star, Benoit Badiashile with their first bid rejected.
According to AS, the Red Devils had submitted an offer of £25 million for the signature of Benoit Badiashile but Monaco rejected it because it was £2 million short of his release clause.
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This means the Red Devils can complete the signing of the central defender if they return with an additional £2 million bid as that is the only way they can land him in January transfer window.
The Spanish outlet also adds that Monaco are not interested in parting ways with Benoit Badiashile because they still have a big need of him but they will be left with no choice if his release clause is tabled.
One area manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will focus on in January is the defensive department after seeing his team concede 36 goals last season.
However, we expect to see more signings from the Red Devils in January.
