{"id":439260,"date":"2026-01-30T17:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/439260\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:47:10","slug":"man-utd-transfer-likely-to-happen-in-final-days-set-timeline-for-ineos-to-complete-record-signing-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/439260\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfer &#8216;likely to happen in final days&#8217;; &#8216;set timeline&#8217; for INEOS to complete &#8216;record&#8217; signing revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, one Manchester United transfer is \u2018likely to happen\u2019 in the \u2018final days\u2019 of this window, while there is an update on Carlos Baleba.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> are yet to make a signing in this month\u2019s transfer window and it now looks increasingly likely that they will save their money for the summer.<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s recruitment team will be focused on overhauling their midfield after spending around \u00a3230m to sign Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Senne Lammens in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these signings have improved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/michael-carrick\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Carrick<\/a>\u2018s side, while they have already sold well in recent months to offload most of their deadwood on their terms.<\/p>\n<p>Significant fees via permanent transfers or loans with a buy option and\/or obligation clause were secured with the exits of Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Antony, while Jadon Sancho is set to become a free agent in the summer following his stint at Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-ten-premier-league-newbies-pillaged-man-utd-ballard-stach\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Ballard, Stach to Man Utd: Ten Premier League newbies poised for pillaging<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tyrell Malacia is the only member of Man Utd\u2019s so-called bomb squad to remain on the market after being put on the market in the summer, but he could leave this month.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman has only made four Premier League appearances since the start of last season as he has been impacted by injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Dutch outlet\u00a0Voetbal International\u00a0claims a move for Malacia is \u2018likely to happen in the final days of the window\u2019 as he has \u2018interest\u2019 from Italy and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding signings, Man Utd are likely to target at least two new midfielders in the summer as Bruno Fernandes and\/or Manuel Ugarte could follow Casemiro in leaving.<\/p>\n<p>It has been widely reported that Brighton star Baleba is their preferred option to replace Casemiro after Man Utd were priced out of a move in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>MORE MAN UTD COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-decision-signing-palmer-revealed-chelsea-set-price-really-crazy-romano-update\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd decision on signing Palmer revealed as Chelsea set price after \u2018really crazy\u2019 Romano update<\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/opinion-ineos-continue-great-transfer-form-carrick-veto-man-utd-precedent-next-notable-exit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">INEOS to continue great transfer form with Carrick veto as Man Utd precedent set for next notable exit<\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/liverpool-man-utd-willing-to-offer-82m-for-barcelona-star-as-potential-wages-are-revealed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool, Man Utd \u2018willing to offer\u2019 \u00a382m for Barcelona star as potential wages are revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Man Utd did not have the necessary funds to make the \u00a3100m signing after spending \u00a3230m on their other targets, but they will likely prioritise Baleba in the summer if they continue to favour him over Elliot Anderson and\/or Adam Wharton.<\/p>\n<p>Now,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/timeline-set-man-utd-smash-transfer-record-100m-signing-sources\" target=\"_blank\"> a report from journalist Fraser Fletcher for our pals at TEAMtalk claims<\/a> Man Utd have a \u2018set timeline to smash their transfer record\u2019 with a \u00a3100m deal for Baleba, with it noted that they \u2018can and intend to set a new club record by completing a \u00a3100m signing in the summer\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The report explains: \u2018Sources close to the situation indicate that any potential transfer will not materialise until the summer. A move before the current January window closes is not feasible, as Brighton remain determined to retain their talented prospect for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Baleba was said to be keen on the switch to Man Utd [in the summer], even agreeing personal terms with the club, and that enthusiasm persists. Insiders reveal he is still very much open to taking the step up to one of England\u2019s biggest clubs, with the chance to join international teammate Bryan Mbeumo adding appeal.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports, one Manchester United transfer is \u2018likely to happen\u2019 in the \u2018final days\u2019 of this window,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439261,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[73444,49246,24663,3788,3,1084,403,99,8920],"class_list":["post-439260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-brighton","tag-carlos-baleba","tag-home-page","tag-manchester-united","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-tyrell-malacia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}