{"id":36850,"date":"2025-07-31T12:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/36850\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:33:19","slug":"red-devils-make-shock-swoop-for-city-star-ready-to-leave-as-romano-reveals-huge-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/36850\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Devils make &#8216;shock swoop&#8217; for City star &#8216;ready to leave&#8217; as Romano reveals huge decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, Manchester United have made a \u2018shock swoop\u2019 for a Manchester City star as they look to secure a \u2018unique move\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>So far this summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> have only made three summer signings as they have landed Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon.<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s activity has been limited as they need exits to raise funds and are struggling to offload unwanted talents, as Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Tyrell Malacia and Jadon Sancho remain contracted to the Premier League giants.<\/p>\n<p>This has reportedly forced<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-innovative-garnacho-solution-spark-three-key-signings-swap-deal-plan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Man Utd to \u2018explore innovative solutions\u2019,<\/a> including swap deals and loan transfers as they look to secure their remaining top targets.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have indicated that they remain in the market for a striker, a defensive midfielder and a goalkeeper, though a move for the latter hinges on Andre Onana\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>It has been suggested that they are mulling over whether to sign a new No.1 or a backup to Onana, but if they decide on landing a replacement, the Cameroon international needs to leave to provide funds for the signing.<\/p>\n<p>READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-sesko-romano-reveals-private-agreement-deal-on-newcastle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Romano reveals \u2018private agreement\u2019 for Sesko as Man Utd \u2018deal is on\u2019 for Newcastle target<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have been linked with several potential solutions to their goalkeeper dilemma,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballtransfers.com\/en\/transfer-news\/uk-premier-league\/2025\/07\/exclusive-man-utd-city-goalkeeper-stefan-ortega\" target=\"_blank\"> with a report from Football Transfers claiming<\/a> they have turned to Man City star Stefan Ortega.<\/p>\n<p>The City star\u2019s future is in doubt, with The Athletic\u2018s David Ornstein revealing last week that he will make way for summer signing James Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Ornstein claimed:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Current No 1 Ederson has been linked with a departure but claimed last month that talk of his exit was \u201cfake news\u201d and is now set to stay at the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The expectation is that Ortega could still leave but nothing is close at the current time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>MORE MAN UTD COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<br \/>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-man-utd-five-veteran-striker-signings-zlatan-van-persie-cristiano-ronaldo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Five strikers older than Ollie Watkins who thrived at Man Utd\u2026<\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-aston-villa-bad-maths-ollie-watkins-mediawatch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd, Aston Villa, bad maths and Ollie Watkins \u2018better than nothing\u2019<\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udc49<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/summer-transfer-rumours-power-ranking-arsenal-liverpool-man-utd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Transfer rumour ranking: Man Utd No.9 preference amid Donnarumma talk; Guehi to Liverpool returns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano, meanwhile, revealed on Wednesday evening that Ortega is set to leave Man City this summer.<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted: \u2018Manchester City have informed Stefan Ortega that he can leave the club this summer following Trafford\u2019s arrival.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballtransfers.com\/en\/transfer-news\/uk-premier-league\/2025\/07\/exclusive-man-utd-city-goalkeeper-stefan-ortega\" target=\"_blank\">Now, Football Transfers claims<\/a> Man Utd have made a \u2018shock swoop\u2019 for Ortega in what would be a \u2018unique move\u2019, as \u2018City have never sold a player directly to United\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd have \u2018made contact\u2019 with their direct rivals as they \u2018study a move\u2019, with the report also revealing the goalkeeper\u2019s stance.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No formal bid has been lodged, but the Red Devils have asked about his availability, contract situation and willingness to make the move across Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018According to our information, Ortega is open to discussing a deal but no final decision has been made by the 32-year-old former Arminia Bielefeld shot-stopper.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports, Manchester United have made a \u2018shock swoop\u2019 for a Manchester City star as they look&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,1613,563,2680,44,574,561,82],"class_list":["post-36850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-home-page","tag-manchester-city","tag-manchester-united","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}