Man Utd and INEOS submit £40m+ offer to sign Barcelona star and get reply
da aviator aposta： Manchester United have reportedly submitted an offer to Barcelona for one of their remarkable defenders, according to a new transfer update.
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da blaze casino： The Red Devils are on course to finish in the bottom half of the Premier League, with Ruben Amorim’s side losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest last time out.
Also unable to defend their FA Cup crown, United’s only chance of silverware is in the Europa League, where they will take on Lyon in the quarter-finals over the next two weeks.
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A move appears to be advancing.
Should they defeat the Ligue 1 side, Man Utd will then take on Rangers on Athletic Club in the semi-finals, and if they make it to Bilbao, Tottenham Frankfurt, Bodo/Glimt or Lazio would await.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS look set to shake things up at Old Trafford over the summer, with at least 10 Man Utd players on more than £1.8m a week on course to be moved on over the coming months.
That will allow room for new signings, and by the looks of things, attack is an area where Amorim wants to improve.
Man Utd’s next 5 fixtures
Date
Man Utd vs Man City
April 6
Lyon vs Man Utd
April 10
Newcastle vs Man Utd
April 13
Man Utd vs Lyon
April 17
Man Utd vs Wolves
April 20
The club have been linked with numerous players ahead of the 2025.26 season, with contact made for Lyon attacker Rayan Cherki. Hugo Ekitike and Lorenzo Lucca have been identified as striker targets, and now, a new defender is of interest to the Red Devils.
Man Utd make £40m+ offer to sign Barcelona star Balde
According to a report from Spain, Man Utd have made an offer of €50m (£41.7m) to sign Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde.
The report says that Balde’s progress under Hansi Flick has been ‘remarkable’, and that has caught the eye of the Red Devils, who only recently signed Patrick Dorgu from Lecce.
Man Utd’s bid hasn’t been enough to tempt Barcelona, who have already rejected the proposal presented by INEOS and have made Balde not for sale.
The 21-year-old, who has the same agency as Leny Yoro, is a product of Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy and has been a regular this season under Flick.
Balde was also previously hailed by former boss Xavi Hernandez, who was amazed by the full-back when he was a teenager.
“I have seen that they did a lot of individual marking and Balde can generate superiorities inside and out. It never ceases to amaze me that an 18-year-old boy is at this level. He has a lot of confidence and personality, he has a great physical condition and he’s going to give us a lot.”
It’ll be interesting to see where United turn to now in regards to looking at new full-backs to rival Diogo Dalot and Dorgu, as it seems a move for Balde is off the cards.