At this point, it will be called 'Dutch United' rather than 'Manchester United'. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag's taste from the Netherlands was also reflected in the transfer of players. In this transfer market, two Dutch players are expected to join Manchester United soon. Striker Joshua Zirkjay (23) and defender Matthijs de Ligt (25) are in the final stages of negotiations with Manchester United.
Catch Offside, a British soccer media outlet, will hold a major meeting on the 8th (Korea time) 'Manchester United will hold a major meeting related to the transfer today. Among them is a star player worth £70 million, according to the report. Citing an SNS post by European transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, the media reported that Manchester United will hold an important meeting on the day on the confirmation of the recruitment of Dutch duo Zirkjay and De Ligt and the recruitment of Everton defender Jared Brenswaite (22).
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The main agenda of the meeting is three people, but in the case of Zirkjay and De Ligt, the negotiations for joining are almost final. This is because they received green light from 'Dutch Duo' regarding the transfer to Manchester United. Reporter Romano said on social media the day before that `Manchester United received green light from Zirkjay and De Ligt regarding the transfer`They have already had a meeting with coach Ten Haach, and in Zirkjay's case, approval of both salary and commission content has been completed.'
However, Brenthwaite is still at a standstill. According to the Telegraph, Manchester United recently completed a personal agreement with Brensweight for 150,000 pounds (about 263 million won) a week. However, Everton did not agree to Manchester United's £43 million transfer fee. Everton want a whopping £70m. There may be some coordination, but the transfer fee gap between Manchester United and Everton is too big for now.
In the end, it can be seen that the official announcement of the joining of Zirkjay and De Lichd is imminent. If this happens, coach Ten Hag could be embroiled in a controversy over his Dutch personal connections again. Since the beginning of Manchester United's appointment, he has already focused on recruiting players from the Netherlands and Ajax, his former team. Lisandro Martinez, Andre Onana, and Antony have been recruited and used as team power.
Zirkjei and De Licht are also an extension of this move. Manchester United intends to pay a buyout amount of 40 million euros (about 59.9 billion won) to its current team, Bologna, to recruit Zirkjay. In addition, De Ligt boldly rejected love calls from Liverpool (EPL) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to be with coach Ten Hach.
