According to Goal and SOCCERSCORE, Manchester United is interested in Moussa Dembele of Olympique Lyon. An initial offer for the attacker has also already been made.
This amounts to around 40 million euros. While Olympique qualified third for the Champions League, United finished the season in sixth place and can only offer the Frenchman European League football. Dembeles’ contract also runs until 2021, putting Lyon in a good negotiating position.
Dembele moved to Ligue 1 before Celtic’s season and scored 23 goals across the competition in his debut season. Other English clubs will also be interested in the 22-year-old.
The Red Devils have been following Dembele intensively since his youth, club ambassador Eric Cantona is campaigning for a commitment from his compatriot.
Manchester are on the verge of a groundbreaking summer on the transfer market: Romelu Lukaku flirts with a change to Serie A. Also around Alexis Sanchez and Paul Pogba numerous rumors entwine themselves.
In addition to the transfer of Swansea wingman Daniel James, whose change for 15 million pounds has almost been decided, Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund and Nicolas Pepe of OSC Lille are also loosely associated with United.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team finished the Premier League season 32 points down on champions Manchester City and are planning to invest heavily to get back into the Champions League ranks next season.
