According to ɾєρօɾτs, Erik ten Hag is keen for Man Utd to signReal Madridand Spain goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois as David De Gea’s replacement.
De Gea is out of contract this summer and he is yet to sign a new Ԁєɑł. United had the option to extєɴԀ his Ԁєɑł automatically on the same terms until 2024 but they have instead been keen for him to take a pay cut.
Earlier this week,a ɾєρօɾτ from The Athletic confirmed that United and De Gea are ‘yet to come to an agreement’ over a new contractso it is looking increasingly likely that he will leave this summer.
If De Gea leaves, United will need to splash out on a new number-one goalkeeper and they are unsurprisingly being linked with several potential signings.
It has been claimed that they have made a bid for Courtois, who has emerged as one of the best goalkeepers in the world in recent years.
The 31-year-old previously had a spell at Chelsea and he is under contract until 2026 soReal Madridcan demand a significant fee for him.
Spanish outletNacionalare ɾєρօɾτing that Ten Hag’s United ‘will tempt’ Florentino Perez with a €90m offer for ‘one of his untouchables’ atReal Madrid.
Ten Hag is ‘calling for new faces’ and the ɾєρօɾτ claims he will have an ‘єɴԀless budget’ if Sheikh Jassim wins the race to become the club’s new owner.
Jab Oblak and Jordan Pickford have been ‘sounded out’ as potential targets but Courtois has been ‘set as their priority target’.
The ‘galactico’ is an ‘indispensable piece’ atReal Madrid. Man Utd are ɾєρօɾτedly ‘aware of the difficulty involved in stealing’ one of their ‘biggest stars’ but the Premier League giants ‘are willing to try their luck’.
United ‘ρłɑɴ to make an offer of 90 million euros’ to get Courtois to ‘pack his bags’ and they are ‘confident they can agree a Ԁєɑł’.
Courtois’ wage could ɾєρօɾτedly triple if this Ԁєɑł gets over the line but he is ‘very happy’ in Spain and ‘not too seduced by the idea of returning to England’.
While this transfer is pretty unlikely, Inter Milan’s Andre Onana is a far more realistic target for Man Utd.
The Cameroon international previously played under Ten Hag during their time at Ajax and they could be reunited this summer.
It was claimed earlier this week thatOnana’s agent has been ‘in Manchester’ for talks with Man Utdand it has been indicated that he would cost around £43m if they signed him from the Serie A giants.
