After an incredibly dramatic (and expensive) January, the transfer window is now closed! But now we turn toward the summer and the rumours are already in full force! The latest in transfer news, gossip, and buzz — as well as all the done deals!
TOP STORY: Man Utd keen on Barcelona’s Ansu Fati
Manchester United are interested in Barcelona forward Ansu Fati, according Diario Sport.
After failing in a move to sign the Blaugrana‘s Frenkie de Jong last summer, they are now hoping that Barcelona will open the door to negotiations for Fati in the 2023 summer transfer window.
Fati is under contract until 2027 with a release clause sitting at an incredible €1 billion but the forward has struggled this season. He has recorded six goals and three assists in 30 appearances across all competitions this term, although he has only started nine of those matches.
For now, Barca are not interested in listening to any offers from the Red Devils, but the coming months could be decisive for any potential transfer.
United are looking for a top-tier striker, and while there have been links with Juventus‘ Dusan Vlahovic elsewhere, the report states that Fati is the player they really want.
Fati’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has a positive relationship with Man United and is aware of their intentions to sign the 20-year-old.
The forward and his representatives expected Fati to be getting more minutes than he has been given this season, but Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha are all ahead of him in Xavi Hernandez’s pecking order.
Various options are expected to be open to Fati in England, and while Barcelona currently don’t want the player brought through their famed La Masia academy to leave, they need a big departure in the summer so could be brought around.
