{"id":602711,"date":"2026-04-24T01:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602711\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:41:09","slug":"e80m-double-deal-on-a-plate-for-ineos-as-manager-hire-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602711\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20ac80m double deal on a plate for Ineos as manager hire advances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United could sign two players from Roma this summer following an encouraging update, while INEOS have brought forward plans to hire their next permanent head coach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> look set to make a host of new signings ready for next season, with two central midfielders on their wanted list alongside recruits at centre-back, left-back, left wing and in goal. Reports suggest Roma\u2019s financial issues may help them with two of those moves.<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd eyeing Roma duo<\/p>\n<p>United hold interest in both Manu Kone and Evan Ndicka, and Roma will likely have to sell both players in the summer, according to Italian outlet Il Messaggero (as cited by <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sportwitness.co.uk\/manchester-united-further-encouragement-to-sign-france-international-almost-a-red-carpet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sport Witness<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Roma need to raise \u20ac80million (\u00a369m) by June 30 to balance the books and comply with UEFA rules. This means their sporting director, Frederic Massara, faces the difficult task of selling valuable assets without decimating the first-team squad.<\/p>\n<p>Sport Witness\u00a0explain how the \u2018red carpet could be rolled out\u2019 for United in the upcoming transfer window, thanks to Roma\u2019s tricky situation.<\/p>\n<p>Various reports have discussed United\u2019s interest in French midfielder Kone and Ivorian centre-half <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/evan-ndicka\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ndicka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kone could be the first out of the exit door. He is \u2018closest to a possible departure\u2019 and has interest from both United and Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>United are also assessing a potential move for Ndicka as they seek defensive reinforcements. The Red Devils are known to be concerned by the injuries that have plagued Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt this term.<\/p>\n<p>Kone and Ndicka have been valued at around \u20ac40-45m each (\u00a335-39m).<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/man-utd-news-evan-ndicka-transfer-roma-liverpool-verdict\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United were told Ndicka is \u2018one of the very best central defenders in Europe\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get the inside story first by joining our <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.messenger.com\/channel\/teamtalk\" target=\"_blank\">TEAMtalk Facebook channel<\/a> to receive the latest breaking and exclusive news straight into your Messenger inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Big managerial update<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Ben Jacobs has revealed that United will not wait until the end of the season to appoint a new manager and will actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/man-utd-news-next-manager-michael-carrick-deal-complicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">make a move once Champions League qualification is secured<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManchester United would like to wrap up this process in late April or early May, not definitively at the end of the season,\u201d he said. \u201cSome candidates may complicate that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough [it\u2019s] true Carrick is a frontrunner, and although [it\u2019s] true there is a stronger chance now than when he first took the job that Carrick gets this, Man Utd won\u2019t just hand it to him on a silver platter, there will be outreach to other candidates, there will be a thorough process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would expect development in the coming weeks because my information is not that Man Utd are going to wait until the end of the season, my information is that they\u2019re going to wait until they secure Champions League football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs added: \u201cCarrick is basically doing all he can. He doesn\u2019t carry an interim title, he\u2019s part of the recruitment meetings, he\u2019s liked by the players, transition-wise he would be the easiest choice and the quickest appointment, and if he gets Champions League football, which is looking highly likely, we might see some progress there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United want half-price deal<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic have confirmed that United are still monitoring Brighton\u2019s Carlos Baleba as a midfield target for the summer, though there is disagreement over his price.<\/p>\n<p>United agreed personal terms with the player last summer before approaching Brighton, only to be put off by their \u00a3100m demands.<\/p>\n<p>United were only willing to go up to \u00a375m last year and, following a disappointing campaign for Baleba, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\/man-utd-transfers-carlos-baleba-move-brighton-50-million-laurie-whitwell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">they now value him at just \u00a350m<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It would be a surprise if Brighton sold the Cameroonian for \u00a350m as they are extremely tough negotiators.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds that United still feel Baleba would be a great signing, even if his form has dipped. The stats show he would complement Kobbie Mainoo well.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Baleba impressed during Brighton\u2019s 3-0 win over Chelsea, and United think he is getting back to his best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United could sign two players from Roma this summer following an encouraging update, while INEOS have brought&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[8916,73444,49246,262191,424,11002,3788,108738,1084,403,99,5765],"class_list":{"0":"post-602711","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-all-the-news","9":"tag-brighton","10":"tag-carlos-baleba","11":"tag-evan-ndicka","12":"tag-front-page","13":"tag-italian-serie-a","14":"tag-manchester-united","15":"tag-michael-carrick","16":"tag-premier-league","17":"tag-soccer","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-transfer-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602711","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=602711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}