In depth analysis and opinions on Yoro as a signing.

TLDL:

• don't expect him to be an immediate starter
• don't expect him to be a transformative signing
• expect errors from him as he has things in his game he needs to improve on
• great signing for the vision of building a team in the long term.

Manchester United have agreed on personal terms with Manuel Ugarte.

Contract terms discussed, player keen on moving to United even without Champions League football.

Club-to-club talks continue with PSG, as more clubs also inquired.

Same agent as Leny Yoro: Jorge Mendes.

An agreement between the clubs on an initial €62million (£52m; $67.9m) fee was reached last week — however Yoro still needed to accept the switch.

His original preference was to join Real Madrid but they have so far shown no indication of paying the price that United and Lille settled on.

That led the Ligue 1 side to strongly favour a deal with United for Yoro, who they would rather sell this summer than risk losing him as a free agent when his existing contract expires in June 2025.

The 18-year-old France youth international has warmed to the idea of moving to Old Trafford and the latest developments are a major step forward in the situation, but there is still work to be done.

If all goes to plan, United will secure their primary target to bolster in defence and a player regarded across the game as being a generational talent.

The Premier League team maintain their admiration for options such as Matthijs de Ligt of Bayern Munich and Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite, although a further arrival is likely to depend on departures to create finance and squad space.

Other interested parties including Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool have been pursuing Yoro’s services, though his initial choice of Real Madrid appeared to have made this a one-horse race.

Regardless, United persisted and while the door has remained ajar they applied intensive efforts to lure him to the north west of England. Barring a late and unexpected turn of events, that mission is now close to coming to fruition.

official from manutd.com: https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/jadon-sancho-returns-to-man-utd-pre-season-training-july-2024

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> Donny van de Beek to Girona, here we go! Deal in place with Man United, permanent move for €500k fixed fee plus several add-ons. Easy add-ons to bring fee up to €4/5m plus extra add-ons can make it €15m. Contract until June 2028. #MUFC will also have sell-on clause.

Braithwaite

United Increased bid to 45m+5m pounds, unlikely to be accepted.

https://x.com/david_ornstein/status/1810424383657386046?s=46&t=108nlaEXShzkgzjMQccD3g

https://x.com/sistoney67/status/1810420883711725700?s=46&t=108nlaEXShzkgzjMQccD3g

https://x.com/ChrisWheelerDM/status/1810413901516837308

Zirkzee

United likely to trigger 34m pound release clause.

https://twitter.com/SamiMokbel81_DM/status/1810285377665519800

Ugarte

45m eur + bonus bid submitted

https://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-psg-manchester-united-pousse-et-avance-pour-ugarte-704283

Ferdi Kadıoğlu

Manchester United is seriously interested in Ferdi Kadıoğlu. They haven't officially contacted the club or are ready to make an offer yet but he is officially on their list. They will meet with the player side in the coming days to ask him about joining the club.

https://x.com/SportsDigitale/status/1810396524808921589

source is said to be Tier 0/1 level for Fenerbache and Turkish football news.

De Ligt

Romano has bad wording, but what he says is that Braithwaite and De Ligt are independent signings so it's not one or the other.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1810424237024231861?t=PKE8MDoGF6K-bhGU2SsPAg&s=19

Greenwood

Marseille bid for Greenwood 27m pounds, we likely need this money to sign Braithwatie

https://x.com/chriswheelerdm/status/1810414836003606598?s=46&t=108nlaEXShzkgzjMQccD3g

https://x.com/david_ornstein/status/1810281747449258243?s=46&t=108nlaEXShzkgzjMQccD3g

https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1810261899952435574?s=46&t=108nlaEXShzkgzjMQccD3g

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy79vz33dllo

Casemiro

Exit to Saudi remains likely

https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1810053111987208456?s=46

Manchester United have green light from both Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt to join the club.

Both players have spoken to Erik ten Hag with Man United now ready to advance on club side in the coming days.

It’s all approved on salary/commission also for Zirkzee.

This is yesterday's news.

already confirmed here, 100K fee to Ajax

https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/1244585307/ajax-neemt-na-twee-weken-al-afscheid-van-keeperstrainer-jelle-ten-rouwelaar-voor-100-000-euro-naar-manchester-united

> Initial short term contract, will report to Dan Ashworth

> All department and levels within the club will be impacted and the club says it will not include staff at their charitable arm, the Manchester United Foundation.

From Daily Mail article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13595659/Man-United-redundant-cost-review-Red-Devils.html

> At 1,112 as of June 30 last year, United had by far the biggest staff of any club in the Premier League. That number is considerably higher than all of their Big Six rivals, with Liverpool having around 1,005 employees, Chelsea 788, Tottenham 719, Arsenal 649 and Manchester City 520, according to each club’s latest figures.

Manchester United are working to appoint Christopher Vivell on an initial short-term basis to help with the summer transfer window.

It is the latest step being taken by the Old Trafford club to build out their sporting structure under new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Previously employed by RB Leipzig and most recently Chelsea, Vivell will lend expertise around talent ID and player recruitment.

Any appointment would come a year after his separation from Chelsea amid a reorganisation under co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley.

The 37-year-old German would bring with him to United a knowledge of operating in a multi-club model, which is expected be explored by the new-look hierarchy going forward.

United confirmed on Monday a deal to appoint Dan Ashworth as their new sporting director after reaching an agreement with Newcastle United.

He will report into Omar Berrada, another new arrival, who will start work as CEO later this month after joining from Manchester City.

Jason Wilcox, formerly of Southampton, has already started in the position of technical director.

Vivell joined Chelsea as technical director in December 2022 before leaving Stamford Bridge in July 2023.

> Manchester United and Newcastle United have issued the following joint statement:

> “Newcastle United and Manchester United have reached an agreement for the immediate release of Dan Ashworth from his contractual obligations at Newcastle United. The terms of this agreement remain confidential between the clubs. Newcastle United thanks Dan for his services and wishes him well for the future.”

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Manchester United agree deal with Newcastle United to appoint Dan Ashworth as sporting director. Move delayed by #MUFC & #NUFC struggling to compromise on compensation package but switch now sanctioned + 53yo expected to start immediately @TheAthleticFC

Article:

Manchester United have agreed a deal with Newcastle United to appoint Dan Ashworth as their sporting director.

Ashworth’s move to Old Trafford was delayed by the clubs struggling to compromise on a compensation package.

But more than four months after he was placed on gardening leave and it looked as though an independent hearing would be needed to break the deadlock, Ashworth’s switch has now been sanctioned.

The 53-year-old is expected to commence his position in the new-look Manchester United structure with immediate effect.

Ashworth intended to take Newcastle to arbitration to help facilitate his move with, as reported by The Athletic, Manchester United supporting his bid and pledging to pay his legal costs.

He is set to have overall responsibility for football performance, recruitment and operations at the 20-time champions of England, with technical director Jason Wilcox reporting to him.

Ashworth will himself report into Sir Dave Brailsford, who Ratcliffe has tasked with undertaking a review of the United’s football operations.

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Why Manchester United want Dan Ashworth

Former football director John Murtough stepped down in April after a decade’s service, paving the way for Ashworth’s appointment.

He will become the latest high-profile appointment under Ratcliffe. Omar Berrada is scheduled to arrive as chief executive from Manchester City later this month, while Wilcox’s arrival as technical director was confirmed in April.

Ashworth joined Newcastle United after resigning from his post as technical director at Brighton & Hove Albion in February 2022.

He moved to Brighton in 2019 following a spell as technical director at the Football Association — where he started in 2012 after a spell with West Bromwich Albion — and helped develop the men’s and women’s national teams.

He was credited with playing an influential role in England’s World Cup victories at under-17 and under-20 level in 2017.

Ashworth has generated a strong reputation in areas such as player recruitment and the building of high-performance structures.