{"id":407742,"date":"2026-02-04T17:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/407742\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:16:12","slug":"man-united-miss-out-on-transfer-target-as-21-5m-deal-struck-for-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/407742\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United ‘miss out on transfer target’ as \u00a321.5m deal struck for the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United had been linked with a highly-rated defensive midfielder, but reports suggest they have missed out altogether, as even a summer transfer is off the cards<\/p>\n

12:16, 04 Feb 2026Updated 12:20, 04 Feb 2026<\/p>\n

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Manchester United reportedly missed out on 19-year-old Patrick Zabi(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Manchester United were reportedly beaten to the signature of 19-year-old midfielder Patrick Zabi as he is set to complete a move to Paris FC.<\/p>\n

According to reports in France, United were among the host of elite European clubs eyeing the Stade de Rems midfielder. However, the Ligue 1 side have won the race to sign him in a deal worth \u20ac25million (\u00a321.5m), which will see him officially join the club in the summer.<\/p>\n

Zabi comes highly-rated after making his debut as an 18-year-old last February, he has since charted 24 first-team appearances, scoring twice and providing three assists.<\/p>\n

In a report from L’Equipe,<\/a> Paris beat United and their Premier League<\/a> rivals Newcastle and Bournemouth to his signature.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Zabi also caught the glare of Italian trio Inter Milan, AC Milan and Fiorentina. His next move is yet to be confirmed, but the report claims it is simply a matter of time.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Manchester United set to strengthen two positions in summer transfer window<\/a>READ MORE: Next Man United Manager odds slashed on Michael Carrick to lead team next season<\/a><\/p>\n

Journalist Sacha Tavolieri suggested an intervention from Jurgen Klopp swayed Zabi to sign terms with the French club, who sit 14th in France’s top-flight.<\/p>\n

Paris, who play a stone’s throw away from the reigning French champions and Champions League holders, Paris Saint-Germain, were taken over by the Arnault family in 2024 and topped the list of richest billionaire’s in the same year,<\/p>\n

The acquisition saw a minority stake for Red Bull which fell under the remit of former Liverpool<\/a> manager Jurgen Klopp. The German moved into an advisory role as their Head of Global Soccer which sees him help in their growth and development.<\/p>\n

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Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp appeared to impact the potential signing for Manchester United(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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As a result, it has been said the former manager has played a role in gazumping the likes of United and Newcastle for his signature.<\/p>\n

Towards the end of the transfer window, United caretaker manager Michael Carrick didn’t close the door on potential additions, despite not being in permanent charge.<\/p>\n

However, no movement was forthcoming and he will go into the second half of the season with the same squad in their pursuit of Champions League<\/a> qualification.<\/p>\n

He said: “To be honest, we\u2019re just working through it. Never say never, of course because a lot can happen and situations can be thrown up sometimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it\u2019s something that\u2019s out of our control that we\u2019ve got to deal with.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re calm. We\u2019ve shown what we\u2019re capable of doing as a team and we\u2019ll just have to see what the next few days bring, but I\u2019m calm about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United had been linked with a highly-rated defensive midfielder, but reports suggest they have missed out altogether,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,2629,1441,1465,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-407742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-jurgen-klopp","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-manchester-united-transfer-news","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}