Liverpool legend Joel Matip is near securing a transfer to a brand new membership, in a transfer which may lend Manchester United a serving to hand in their very own switch endeavours.
The centre-back, 32, concluded a trophy-laden eight-year spell at Anfield when he left on the finish of his contract earlier this summer time. He is now on the verge of becoming a member of Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen .
That is based on Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sport in Germany. He posted on X : “Very optimistic talks. Matip can actually think about to hitch Leverkusen as a free agent.”
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Joel Matip gained 4 main trophies with Liverpool, together with the Premier League title and Champions League (Picture credit score: Alamy)
Having launched Matip, Liverpool would make no monetary achieve from such a transfer. Nevertheless, it would profit United in an enormous means.
Erik ten Hag’s Pink Devils are chasing a defensive improve of their very own, with Bayern Munich and Netherlands star Matthijs de Ligt excessive on their checklist of targets. Switch supremo Fabrizio Romano confirmed through his YouTube channel earlier this week that the 13-time Premier League champions can be submitting a contemporary bid for the 24-year-old – who helped Ten Hag’s Ajax to the 2018/19 Champions League semi-finals.
Matthijs de Ligt may very well be on for his fourth membership in 5 years, having left Ajax for Juventus in 2019 and joined Bayern in 2022 (Picture credit score: Alamy)
How does Matip come into this, then? Effectively, Bayern have their eye on Leverkusen centre-half Jonathan Tah – whose departure would depart a gap which Matip may probably fill.
Ought to Bayern safe the signing of Tah, they might be in a stronger place to let De Ligt go. The Dutchman is at present valued by Transfermarkt at round £55m, a sum that should be nicely inside United’s attain.
The domino impact won’t finish there, although… signing De Ligt may see the Pink Devils have one thing of a defensive clear-out of their very own, with Victor Lindelof touted for an Outdated Trafford exit.
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