Man Utd set for private talks with Real Madrid as £43m transfer target emerges
Manchester United football director John Murtough and the club's chief negotiator are set to meet with officials from Real Madrid ahead of the summer transfer window.
The Red Devils are expected to be busy once the current campaign ends now that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has taken charge of sporting operations. Ratcliffe, 71, and his Ineos team now have the final say over all football matters and have already started making significant changes to the club's off-field structure.
United want Dan Ashworth to be their new sporting director, although they have yet to agree terms on a financial package for his services with Newcastle. Recruitment plans are continuing in the background, though, with Murtough and the club's director of negotiations, Matt Hargreaves, currently in Spain.
A new report from ESPN has outlined that the duo have met with executives from Atletico Madrid and Barcelona already during their trip, with a further meeting with Real Madrid's top brass pencilled in before their return. Murtough and Hargreaves are also planning to visit clubs in Italy and Portugal in a bid to put United into the best possible position ahead of a summer rebuild.
Manchester United have money to spend in the summer, although the amount of business the club do will hinge on outgoings. A striker and a centre-back are believed to be at the top of the club's agenda heading into the summer.
Intriguingly, Juventus defender Bremer has emerged as a target ahead of United's planned meeting with club officials from Real Madrid. The Brazilian centre-back is also a target for the Spanish giants, per iNews, who claim the 26-year-old is available for reasonably modest sum due to a release clause in his contract.
It's believed that Bremer, who only signed
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