{"id":567936,"date":"2026-04-06T13:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567936\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:48:08","slug":"talks-opened-for-shock-winger-signing-ineos-want-sealed-as-soon-as-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567936\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks opened for shock winger signing INEOS want sealed &#8216;as soon as possible&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are \u2018in contact\u2019 for a surprise winger signing projected to cost \u20ac30m-plus, and with comptition coming from three Premier League sides, they want to seal a deal as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of an anticipated return to Champions League football, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> are gearing up for a monumental summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Strength in depth will be added, but United don\u2019t simply want to boost the numbers without adding high-end quality too.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the action will come in central midfield, with Casemiro (free agent) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/tottenham-manuel-ugarte-move-man-utd-star-galatasaray-switch-instead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manuel Ugarte (sale)<\/a> both expected to go.<\/p>\n<p>Two new midfielders are on the agenda, while additions at left-back and on the wings will be sought. And according to the latest from Bosnian outlet, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/reprezentacija.ba\/507556-novo-englezi-zele-sto-prije-zavrsiti-transfer-alajbegovica\" target=\"_blank\">Reprezentacija.ba,<\/a> United could tick the final box by signing Kerim Alajbegovic.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s claimed Man Utd are \u2018in contact\u2019 for the 18-year-old winger\u2019s signing. The fact he\u2019s so young may surprise some, and it\u2019s questionable as to whether he could make an instant impact in England.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Alajbegovic \u2013 who primarily plays on the left but is two-footed \u2013 is clearly a player with huge potential.<\/p>\n<p>DON\u2019T MISS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/wayne-rooney-names-manager-should-100-next-man-utd-boss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wayne Rooney names manager who \u2018should 100%\u2019 be next Man Utd boss \u2013 \u2018he has to get the job\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He recently scored the decisive penalty for Bosnia in the shootout that ended Wales\u2019 World Cup dreams. That teed up the crunch clash with Italy, and Bosnia upset the odds to book their place at the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>At club level, Alajbegovic plays for RB Salzburg where he\u2019s scored 11 times this season. However, former club Bayer Leverkusen announced in March they were re-signing the forward at season\u2019s end via a buy-back clause.<\/p>\n<p>As such, it\u2019s Leverkusen who Man Utd must negotiate with, and the report hinted the Bundesliga side could be open to making an immediate and sizeable profit on the winger.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetfootball.com\/manchester-united\/man-utd-summer-transfers-2026-wages-saved\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The \u00a377.2million on wages Man Utd can save this summer with 10 players leaving Old Trafford<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leverkusen sold Alajbegovic to Salzburg for just \u20ac2.5m last summer. On the back of his stellar season in Austria, it\u2019s now claimed a move in the upcoming summer \u2013 which is described as being \u2018in the works\u2019 \u2013 is projected to cost upwards of \u20ac30m.<\/p>\n<p>There is further context to add in this developing story, and that relates to who Man Utd are vying for Alajbegovic\u2019s signature with.<\/p>\n<p>It was claimed Manchester City and Chelsea have both established contact for the potential signing too. Whether the contact is with the player\u2019s agent or whether it\u2019s with Leverkusen was not made clear in the piece.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa are also in the mix and \u2018will try to make their case\u2019. But as we\u2019ve so often seen in recent times, if Man Utd want a player and act on that interest, they very rarely fail to get their man.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps with the competition in mind and the fact Alajbegovic\u2019s price tag could soar even higher if he enjoys a fruitful World Cup, Man Utd reportedly want the deal sealed \u2018as soon as possible\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/pathetic-arsenal-handing-domestic-treble-manchester-city-mailbox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> \u2018Pathetic\u2019 Arsenal are handing domestic Treble to Manchester City<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United are \u2018in contact\u2019 for a surprise winger signing projected to cost \u20ac30m-plus, and with comptition coming&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[24663,3788,3,1084,403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-567936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-home-page","9":"tag-manchester-united","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-premier-league","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567936","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=567936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}