Manchester United’s seniors began to worry when Manchester United hired sluggish defender Matthijs the Licht for a large amount of money.
British media “Manchester Evening News” reported on the 13th (Korea Standard Time) that Rio Ferdinand expressed concern about Der Ligt, who is likely to move to Manchester United.
The media reported on the 11th that “Manchester United accepted the offer to recruit The Ligt after several negotiations. The transfer fee can increase up to 42 million pounds (about 73.5 billion won), and the contract period is three years.”
The media added, “Manchester United has been following The Ligt throughout the summer transfer market as Raphael Varane left the team at the end of the 2023-2024 season. Manchester United has already signed Lenny Yoro into the transfer market this summer. Diricht played 70 games with manager Erik Turnhach at Ajax. His performance cost Ajax a lot of money when he moved to Juventus in 2019.”
Florian Flettenberg, a journalist with Sky Sports Germany who is in charge of Munich news, said on his social network service (SNS) on Wednesday, “Majrawi is going to Manchester. He has a medical examination scheduled today. We signed a contract that can be extended by one year until 2029,” adding, “The Ligt is also currently at the Munich airport. He is on his way to Manchester. The Ligt also said, “The medical examination is scheduled today and we signed a contract until 2029+1.”
A video posted by Flettenberg showed Mazraoui and Der Licht arriving at Munich airport and rushing to catch a flight.
Ben Hekner, a reporter for Sky Sports Germany, also said, “Majrawi and The Ligt are done with their chapters in Munich. The flight was about 30 minutes late due to a slight delay in arriving at the airport. The next step is a medical test in Manchester.”
Fabrizio Romano, a reporter specializing in the transfer market, also said on social media that “The Ligt and Mazraoui have completed medical tests at Manchester United’s Carrington Training Center. Contracts between the club and the players will take place in Manchester. All documents will be approved within 24 hours, and both players will be ready to play in the match against Fulham.”
De Ligt moved to Munich in the summer of 2022 after playing Juventus, where he played as a key center back for a season and a half. In the first half of last season, he gave up the starting position to Kim Min-jae, but in the second half, he played as a key center back with Eric Dier.
Der Licht played only 22 Bundesliga matches and 1,387 minutes in the 2023-2024 season as his injuries continued. He played 73 official games for Munich throughout both seasons. 스포츠토토
On top of that, Munich recruited Hiroki Ito to existing resources such as Kim Min-jae and Dyer, and loanee Josip Stanisic is expected to return on loan and be used as a center back and left fullback, leaving The Licht out of the plan. His high weekly salary was also one of the reasons for his release from Munich.
The Lecht chose Manchester United for this reason. Manchester United urgently needs to reinforce its defense lineup this summer. In the 2023-2024 season, Manchester United allowed 85 goals in all games, breaking the record of 81 goals lost in the 1976-1977 season. As the defense line was injured throughout the season, it was necessary to recruit defenders.
The Licht was spotted in the eyes of Manchester United looking for a defender, and Munich was also willing to sell him, so the negotiation table was opened. Manchester United is successfully recruiting Mazrau, including The Licht.
However, Manchester United legend, especially legendary defender Ferdinand, was harsh on The Licht.
Ferdinand pointed out on his YouTube channel, “The Ligt has been injured a lot and hasn’t started many games in the past two to three years. And Manchester United is going to spend 50 million pounds (about 87.5 billion won) on him.”
“I think a big transfer fee is a big burden for De Ligt and all eyes will be on him. It is a big pressure and a big opportunity. But there is too much uncertainty. His previous seasons with his two clubs have not worked out as well as expected,” he added.
On top of that, Paul Scholes, a former midfielder who was a key member of Manchester United’s golden age along with Ferdinand, also criticized The Ligt’s transfer.
Scholes told Sky Sports Program “The Overlapping” that “We talk about the players who can’t make the team. The Licht didn’t play for Munich. It’s a big worry. If Dyer is further ahead of The Licht. It’s a big worry.”
“If you get a 50-million-pound player, you got it after seeing him play two or three years ago. Juventus abandoned him. He wasn’t good enough to be there, and he wasn’t good enough at Munich either. Now he feels like a second-class defender, but he’s coming to us,” he complained.