{"id":647761,"date":"2026-05-17T01:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/647761\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T01:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:48:16","slug":"man-utd-transfer-news-ineos-enquire-about-signing-greek-star-in-record-breaking-deal-as-ineos-ready-to-welcome-new-pirlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/647761\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfer news: INEOS enquire about signing Greek star in record-breaking deal as INEOS \u2018ready to welcome\u2019 new Pirlo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have made a move to bring Christos Tzolis to Old Trafford in the summer transfer window, while the Red Devils are in \u2018pole position\u2019 for Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> having secured their place in the Premier League top five this season, the club\u2019s co-owners, INEOS, are now planning for the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, has reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Carrick has a deal in place with Man Utd<\/a> to stay on as the permanent manager.<\/p>\n<p>Rebuilding the midfield is a top priority for Man Utd, but the Red Devils are looking to sign a winger, too.<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd target Christos Tzolis<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gva.be\/sport\/voetbal\/ook-juventus-aston-villa-en-manchester-united-tonen-interesse-waarom-christos-tzolis-bij-club-brugge-de-volgende-recordtransfer-moet-worden\/151732252.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gazet van Antwerpen<\/a>, Man Utd are among the clubs that are \u2018showing interest\u2019 in signing Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa and Juventus are also reported to be keen on the 24-year-old Greece international winger, who has scored 19 goals and given 24 assists in 49 matches in all competitions for Club Brugge this season.<\/p>\n<p>Tzolis is under contract at Club Brugge until the summer of 2029, and the Belgian outfit plan to make him their \u2018next record transfer\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd have already enquired about Tzolis, according to the report, which has claimed that Club Brugge aim to make him the most expensive sale in Belgian football history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=teamtalk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd \u2018in pole position\u2019 for Sandro Tonali<\/p>\n<p>Graeme Bailey has long reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/sandro-tonali-shock-u-turn-man-city-transfer-man-utd-dreams-shattered\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd\u2019s desire to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United in the summer of 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is interest in Tonali from Manchester City, too, with Serie A giants Inter Milan, Juventus and his former club AC Milan also monitoring the Italy international midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>It has now emerged in the Italian media that Man Utd are leading the race for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/sandro-tonali\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tonali<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.corriere.it\/sport\/calciomercato\/26_maggio_15\/tonali-futuro-ultime-news-manchester-united-newcastle-bad27b1a-6e57-4ced-b0a9-3bd98f0c1xlk.shtml?refresh_ce\" target=\"_blank\">Corriere della Sera<\/a>, Man Utd are \u2018in pole position\u2019 for the Italy international midfielder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/newcastle-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle\u2019s a<\/a>sking price is \u2018prohibitive\u2019 for Italian clubs, but Man Utd would be able to meet the Magpies\u2019 demands.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian publication has claimed that \u2018if the player leaves Newcastle (and the likelihood is high), United would be ready to welcome him\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali is one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and has previously been compared to the great Andrea Pirlo by Newcastle manager Eddie Howe.<\/p>\n<p>Howe said about Tonali and the Pirlo comparisons on December 26, 2024, as quoted on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cdxzgrdkn39o\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Sport<\/a>: \u201cWhen I first saw Sandro play, there were definite links to Pirlo, without a doubt \u2013 and it\u2019s not just the hair. There\u2019s more to it than that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s definitely got those similar qualities in terms of build and style, but I think the thing that sets Sandro apart from anyone else was he could do all of those things technically and tactically, and looked really good, but it\u2019s his athleticism as well, his ability to run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen that in recent games from a defensive viewpoint now more than an attacking viewpoint, where he\u2019s sprinting to put out fires for us, nicking balls, intercepting balls, using his athleticism to track runners. He\u2019s been excellent in that respect and think that\u2019s really helped the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, there are the obvious ones [comparisons] in terms of his technique and his passing and everything else, but I think that\u2019s the thing that sets him apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd want Federico Valverde to replace Casemiro<\/p>\n<p>With Casemiro leaving Man Utd at the end of the season, the Red Devils are looking at Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde as a potential replacement for the Brazilian.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Pete O\u2019Rourke said on the Transfer Insider podcast: \u201cIf he\u2019s allowed to leave Real Madrid and becomes available in the summer, most of Europe\u2019s big clubs would be interested in Valverde.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s one of the best midfielders in world football, there\u2019s no doubt about that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been lots going on at Real Madrid with this bust up with Tchouameni and everything else, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see what does happen at Real in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo surprise that Manchester United have been credited with an interest in Valverde.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know they\u2019re looking to improve their midfield options and they will be active in this window to bring in midfielders with Casemiro leaving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he does become available, you\u2019ll have a host of top clubs interested in Valverde, not just Manchester United.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United have made a move to bring Christos Tzolis to Old Trafford in the summer transfer window,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-647761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647761","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=647761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}