Manchester United transfer roundup- defender deal done, Schweinsteiger shock and more
May 27, 2023 at 1:41 PM
Manchester United has had a very good transfer window so far having already signed Zlatan Ibrahimovic for free, Eric Bailey from Spain and Mkhitaryan from Germany and breaking world record transfer fee for Paul Pogba.
However, newly appointed manager Jose Mourinho is keen on a complete squad overhaul and is looking to make a couple of more changes to his squad in the coming days.
Here are the transfer speculations and done deals around Manchester United today.
Manchester United wonder-kid Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has completed move to Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season long loan, the club has confirmed.
The 19-year old was long tipped to leave Old Trafford this summer to seek first team football as part of his career’s progression.
📸 Cameron Borthwick-Jackson arrives at Wolves from @ManUtd on a season-long loan. #WelcomeCameron pic.twitter.com/jftwxQ65b3
— Wolves (@Wolves) August 22, 2016
According to French Football, Inter Milan are close to signing Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko after agreeing on personal terms with the talented midfielder.
The Italian giants have expressed their interest in signing Sissoko as an alternative to Portuguese international Joao Mario as Sporting Lisbon are demanding a massive €45 million.
According to The Sun, Santos midfielder Gabriel Barbosa is interested in a move to Camp Nou despite being linked with Manchester United and Chelsea in the recent days.
Speaking after the gold medal match, the 19-year-old said Neymar was “a great player, and playing alongside him would truly be beautiful.”
He added that he would “return to Santos and think about what I should do.”
According to Daily Star, Manchester United are keen to offload Bastian Schweinsteiger as they trying to speed up his departure from the club.
Schweinsteiger will hold talks with the Red Devils this week over his exit strategy. It is believed a severance package to pay off the remainder of his contract is worth £17m.
According to Manchester Evening News, Manchester United are set for defender exodus with the arrival of Southampton defender Jose Fonte.
Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo are set to leave Old Trafford with Jones, a reported target for Premier League side Stoke City and Rojo is yet to find a potential suitor as he snubbed Chinese offer.