Erik ten Hag says he had a catch-up chat with Lyon star Nicolas Tagliafico prior to Manchester United’s friendly against the Ligue 1 club to talk about his World Cup success with Argentina.
30.06.2023 - 07:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United look set to complete their first transfer of the summer after agreeing a fee with Chelsea for Mason Mount.
The Manchester Evening News understands a fee of £60million has been agreed, consisting of £55million up front and £5million in performance-related add-ons. United had previously seen three bids knocked back by Chelsea, the most recent of which was worth a total of £55million.
Mount is currently away on holiday but will be booked in for a medical next week. Personal terms were initially agreed upon in May and will be finalised when he arrives in Manchester.
Erik ten Hag set his sights firmly on Mount and a successful deal will see the Dutchman land a prime target for one of his three priority positions. But while there are major gaps in the squad for the other two - goalkeeper and striker - midfield is an area already well stocked.
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United will need to offload players this summer in order to raise funds for transfers, given half of Ten Hag's initial £100m-120m budget will head to Stamford Bridge. And Mount's arrival could signal departures in that area.
Fred and Scott McTominay are the two most at risk of being put up for sale, with neither managing to nail down a regular first-team place last season. Both notched up a high number of appearances - 56 and 39 respectively - but were coming off the bench in more than half of those and were often left out of the biggest games.
Brazilian Fred turned 30 in March and will enter the final year of his contract this weekend. United are open to selling the midfielder and MEN Sport reported at the end of May that a move to Fulham has been mooted.
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Manchester United are closing in on a deal to sign Mason Mount after agreeing a £60million fee with Chelsea, according to reports.