{"id":727891,"date":"2026-08-05T04:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/727891\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T04:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:22:12","slug":"man-united-face-15m-bargain-opportunity-as-race-entered-for-joshua-zirkzees-old-team-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/727891\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United face \u00a315m bargain opportunity as &#8216;race entered&#8217; for Joshua Zirkzee&#8217;s old team-mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andrey Santos, Karl Darlow and Youri Tielemans have already joined Manchester United this summer, but the club continues to be linked with a host of names<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manchester United manager Michael Carrick\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0_GettyImages-2287028656.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is looking to strengthen his squad in the transfer market\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is looking to strengthen his squad in the transfer market(Image: Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Manchester United will continue their preparations for the new season when they take on Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly on Saturday. And off the pitch, work also continues as the club looks to bolster <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/michael-carrick\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Michael Carrick\u2019s<\/a> squad heading into the new campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Andrey Santos was the club\u2019s first signing of the summer, before Karl Darlow, whose contract had expired at Leeds United, and Youri Tielemans also moved to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Old Trafford.<\/a> Santos joined United from <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/chelsea-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Chelsea<\/a> in a deal that could be worth \u00a350m, while Tielemans moved to the Reds from Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">United<\/a>, though, continue to be linked with a host of names, and below is the transfer gossip involving the club.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-163123.png\" \/>Get YOUR Man United Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get the best United news, updates and analysis straight to your Inbox courtesy of the Manchester Evening News!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">To get it, it&#8217;s a simple one-two punch.<\/p>\n<p>Head <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b696d536-2cc7-49b1-adf3-1471bfaad63e&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">THIS WAY<\/a>Enter your email and hit Subscribe.Jarrod Bowen claim<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> have long been linked with a move for Jarrod Bowen &#8211; and he could be available for as little as \u00a315m next summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">According to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4489465\/transfer-news-bowen-bargain-transfer-fee-west-ham-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">talkSPORT<\/a>, Bowen can leave West Ham for as little as \u00a315million if they fail to win promotion this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They also report that Bowen\u2019s previous release clause as a <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Premier League<\/a> player was significantly higher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">With his long-term future at the club uncertain after the Hammers\u2019 14-year stay in the top flight ended in May, captain Bowen confirmed last month that he would be staying at the London Stadium to lead their push for promotion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1_JS413242804.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of thinking time over the summer and a lot of things that go in your head. For me I look in years and years to come of when I retire\u2026 what\u2019s going to bring me the most happiness?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt was a no-brainer. The main motivation is staying and bringing this club back into the Premier League, where we belong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United &#8216;enter&#8217; Lucumi race<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jhon Lucumi only wants to join a &#8216;big club&#8217; if he leaves Bologna this summer as Manchester United reportedly entered the race to sign him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lucumi is a former team-mate of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/joshua-zirkzee\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Joshua Zirkzee\u2019s<\/a> at Bologna and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/sport.quotidiano.net\/calcio\/bologna\/bologna-anche-il-chelsea-piomba-0f8958e9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Quotidiano Sportivo<\/a> is reporting that United have now entered the race to sign the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Colombia international has just 12 months left on his current contract with Bologna and Chelsea are also named in the report as a possible destination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">FOLLOW OUR MAN UNITED FB PAGE!<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManUtdMEN#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> Latest news and analysis via the MEN\u2019s Manchester United Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andrey Santos, Karl Darlow and Youri Tielemans have already joined Manchester United this summer, but the club continues&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":727892,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[59,784,1441,1465,72217,101,56,54,55,10091],"class_list":["post-727891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-gb","tag-joshua-zirkzee","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-manchester-united-transfer-news","tag-michael-carrick","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-west-ham-united-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727891","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=727891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}