Man United ‘Not Willing’ to Pay £42m to sign World-class Bayern Munich star after Personal terms agreed

Man United ‘Not Willing’ to Pay £42m to sign World-class Bayern Munich star after Personal terms agreed

Manchester United are not willing to meet Bayern Munich’s €50million (£43million) valuation for Matthijs de Ligt as they’re prioritising their Leny Yoro deal, and so the De Ligt wait may continue.

The news that Leny Yoro is scheduled to have a medical at Old Trafford prior to his planned move from Lille may have caused Manchester United’s pursuit of Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich to stall.

Rumors also suggest that United is unwilling to pay the fee that Bayern has requested in order to part ways with the Dutchman.

De Ligt, who had won the Golden Boy award just four years before, moved from Juventus to Bayern for a reported sum of £56 million, with the deal eventually rising to £64 million for the then-prodigy.

Though he hasn’t experienced a rough patch at Munich, a deal might have been imminent given that United is promising a Premier League path.

But Florian of Sky Sports However believes that united are not willing to see eye-to-eye with Bayern over the fee.

The report states that at present, United are not willing to spend the €50million (£43million) + add-ons that Bayern are demanding for De Ligt at present, and as a result, there is no final offer towards Bayern for his services just yet.

With the news that United have prioritised the deal for Yoro, that has put De Ligt on the back burner for the time being – and with the Frenchman flying to the United Kingdom for a medical ahead of a proposed move to Old Trafford, it could be a race between De Ligt and Jarrad Branthwaite to become the second centre-back signing to come through this summer under Erik ten Hag.

Reports earlier in the transfer window had suggested that De Ligt had told Bayern that he would only consider United if he was to move on from the Allianz Arena, but with Yoro being six years younger than the ex-Ajax captain, it’s a deal for the long-term after some exceptional performances for Lille.