Manchester United ‘open talks’ with Bayern Munich defender

Manchester United are said to have opened talks with representatives of a Bayern Munich defender.Erik ten Hag is keen to strengthen his defensive options for next season, with the Red Devils having already lost Raphael Varane this summer. Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof all remain at the club but have dealt with individual injury problems throughout the 2023/24 campaign.With the transfer window open, a potential move for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite has yet to be ruled out, but Manchester United are believed to want to make more than one defensive addition ahead of the new term. STOP | Why Man United's biggest problem is... Erik Ten HagAccording to Sky Sports in Germany, the Red Devils have already started talks with Matthijs de Ligt over a summer move to Old Trafford. The 24-year-old previously worked with Ten Hag at Ajax and both sides are working hard to get the deal done.De Ligt made 30 appearances for Bayern Munich last season but made just 16 Bundesliga starts. He was eventually replaced by Eric Dier by manager Thomas Tuchel, falling down the pecking order at the Allianz Arena.The former Juventus man has enjoyed success wherever he has been, winning league titles in Holland, Italy and Germany so far and reports state he is ready for a new challenge at the Theater of Dreams, with Ten Hag's men set to play football in Europa League. year.Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt (Image credit: Getty Images)De Ligt has already been asked about his future at Euro 2024 but has remained tight-lipped about a possible move away from Bayern. Speaking at a press conference, he said: “I have already said that this is not the time to think about it.The best features, fun and football quizzes straight to your inbox every week."Now we are playing at the Euros and that is very important for me and the national team. That's why I can't say what I think about this situation right now. But what I can say is that I have now played my second season at Bayern - I am very happy. For now I'm focused on the euro and then we'll see what happens."More Manchester United storiesManchester United want 'controversial' Euro 2024 star as first summer signing: reportINEOS Old Trafford? Manchester United could sell stadium naming rightsWhat Ruud van Nistelrooy said about Erik ten Hag amid Manchester United return rumours window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '230404523817416'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); })

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