2024-08-14 03:41:48
His departure was already clear, but now the move has finally been completed. Matthijs de Ligt will play in Manchester in the future – just like another Munich player.
Bayern Munich has completed the first necessary player sale. Matthijs de Ligt is moving from the German record champions to Manchester United. The traditional club from the English Premier League announced this on Tuesday evening. Noussair Mazraoui is also moving to United, as the Munich team confirmed this evening.
The Munich team signed central defender de Ligt from Juventus Turin for 70 million euros in the summer of 2022. Right-back Mazraoui also came from Ajax Amsterdam two years ago and was a free transfer.
Bayern’s sporting director Max Eberl can use the million-dollar sum to continue the planned overhaul of the squad. Recently, supervisory board member Uli Hoeneß stressed that players would have to be sold before new stars could be signed. Bayern have so far spent almost 130 million euros on Joao Palhinha, Michael Olise and Hiroki Ito. In addition, loan player Josip Stanisic returned from Bayer Leverkusen as a double winner.
It is unclear who Bayern will sign next. Recently there were conflicting reports about a transfer of Leverkusen central defender Jonathan Tah. Desired player Desire Doue is said to have already decided against Bayern and in favour of Paris Saint Germain. Kingsley Coman, Alphonso Davies and Leon Goretzka are also being considered as potential candidates for sale in Munich.
The Munich team will start their competitive season on Friday (8.45 p.m., in the live ticker at t-online) with their new coach Vincent Kompany: In the first round of the DFB Cup, second division newcomers SSV Ulm await. Manchester United’s Premier League debut will also take place on Friday against Fulham.