Manchester United has completely reorganized its defense lineup. It’s like removing an old, burnt-out grill and putting on a new one. They made a bold move at the end of the transfer market to reorganize their player lineup. They sold Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who had been with the team for five years, to West Ham, and simultaneously recruited Bayern Munich defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Nousayr Mazraoui.
The British media Daily Mail reported on the 12th (Korean time), “Manchester United agreed to transfer Wan-Bissaka to West Ham for a transfer fee of 15 million pounds on the 11th. Through this, Man United will be recruiting two Munich players.”
This is about the rapid reorganization of the defense lineup. Man United sought to strengthen its defense lineup in this transfer market. Veteran Raphael Varane left the team, and Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, and Lindelof all suffered injuries last season. Erik Ten Haag, the Manchester United manager, wanted to bring in defenders rather than attackers.
There were also results.
After bringing in Joshua Zirkzee as an attacker, Manchester United brought in French ‘genius center back’ Lenny Lloro as a defender. However, Lloro suffered an injury right away in a pre-season friendly and underwent surgery. He will not be able to return for at least three months. Manchester United was in an emergency situation. They had to update their defensive reinforcement plan.
In the end, they are very busy at the end of the transfer market. 파워볼실시간 They have already sent a recruitment offer to Mario Hermoso, who was released as a free agent from Atletico Madrid. Man Utd also plan to hold a new recruitment strategy meeting to promote the transfer of Victor Lindelof at a reasonable price.
They then sent off one poor player and secured two solid defensive talents based on this. Wan-Bissaka was sent to West Ham for a transfer fee of 15 million pounds. Wan-Bissaka was originally scheduled to undergo a medical test on the 11th, but it was postponed by about a day. There is no significant change in the transfer agreement.
Manchester United signed Wan-Bissaka
Manchester United signed Wan-Bissaka, who rose to stardom from Crystal Palace, for 50 million pounds ahead of the 2019-2020 season. However, he was only used properly in the first two seasons. Wan-Bissaka has been out of the starting lineup since the 2022-2023 season. The problem was his offensive contribution, which was clearly inferior to his defense. He showed problems in the build-up. Manager Ten Haag did not highly evaluate Wan-Bissaka’s utility value. He thought that there could be problems in the attack. Wan-Bissaka eventually disappeared completely from Manager Ten Haag’s plan.
Fortunately, Manchester United sold Wan-Bissaka for a transfer fee of 15 million pounds. This is because they were able to pursue the simultaneous recruitment of De Ligt and Mazraoui. The media outlet reported that “Manchester United moved quickly to recruit Mazraoui. Munich accepted the conditions of 13 million pounds plus 4 million pounds in bonuses,” and “they also reached an agreement to recruit De Ligt. Manchester United will pay Munich 38 million pounds up front and give them an additional 5 million pounds as an option.” If Manchester United also recruits Hermoso, the defensive lineup will change completely. If Yoro recovers and returns and the recruitment of Hermoso is successful, Yoro, De Ligt, Mazraoui, and Hermoso will be lined up in the back line. This will be the establishment of a completely new defensive line that Manager Ten Haag had hoped for.
