After securing the services of Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro, there appeared to be a real sense of optimism at Man United. The feeling that the club could again be on the verge of something special under the auspices of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group. Certainly, Erik ten Hag will have been delighted with landing two major targets, even if Yoro has now injured his metatarsal and is likely to be out for months rather than weeks. News that the club were also vying for the services of Bayern Munich duo, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui, wasn’t without foundation either. The Dutchman was ten Hag’s captain at Ajax and so the pursuit of the now 24-year-old is understandable. Mazraoui is the perfect replacement for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who is believed to be willing to continue his career away from Old Trafford. However, United have been hit with a hammer blow. According to The Telegraph (subscription required), the Bundesliga giants have turned down the Red Devils’ bids for both players. The outlet also advance that the pair, who share the same agent, are bemused by the refusal to accept United’s offer. There is just under a month to go until the window closes so there’s every chance the deals can still be done. If the Red Devils don’t increase their bids, however, then it would appear that an impasse will be the result. Both players are surplus to requirements at Bayern too, so it makes little sense for the Bavarians to try and wring every last penny out of the Premier League giants. Surely they can’t countenance having the pair as part of their own playing squad if Vincent Kompany has no real intention of including them in his match day squads.
Optimizam na Old Traffordu
Nakon što su osigurali usluge Joshue Zirkzeea i Leny Yoro, na Old Traffordu se pojavio stvaran osjećaj optimizma. Osjećaj da klub ponovno može biti na korak od nečega posebnog pod pokroviteljstvom INEOS grupe gospodina Jima Ratcliffea. Sigurno je da je Erik ten Hag bio oduševljen što je uspio dovesti dva važna cilja, čak iako je Yoro sada ozlijedio metatarzalnu kost i vjerojatno će izbivati mjesecima umjesto tjednima. Vijest da se klub također natječe za usluge dvojca iz Bayerna, Matthijsa de Ligta i Noussaira Mazraouija, također nije bez osnove. Nizozemac je bio kapetan ten Haga u Ajaxu pa je stoga razumljivo što ga sada, sa 24 godine, pokušavaju dovesti. Mazraoui je savršena zamjena za Aarona Wan-Bissaku, koji navodno želi nastaviti karijeru izvan Old Trafforda. Međutim, United je doživio veliki udarac. Prema Telegraphu (potrebna pretplata), Bundesligaški divovi su odbili ponude Crvenih vragova za oba igrača. Ističe se i da su obojica, koji dijele istog agenta, zbunjeni odbijanjem da prihvate ponudu Uniteda. Do kraja prozorskog prijelaza ima još malo vremena pa postoji šansa da se poslovi još uvijek mogu obaviti. Međutim, ako Crveni vragovi ne povećaju svoje ponude, izgleda da će rezultat biti mrtva točka. Obojica igrača su također višak zahtjeva u Bayernu, stoga malo ima smisla za Bavarsku da pokušaju istisnuti svaku posljednju kunu od divova Premier lige. Sigurno ne mogu prihvatiti da par bude dio njihovog vlastitog igračkog sastava ako Vincent Kompany nema stvarnu namjeru uključiti ih u svoje momčadske sastave.
