United are still in the running to negotiate for De Ligt.

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Manchester United are not slowing down their pursuit of Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, with talks continuing with Bayern Munich.

Ufabet Sports reports that Manchester United are targeting talks with Bayern Munich to sign Moroccan right-back Noussair Mazraoui and are also not stopping their efforts to reach an agreement for De Ligt.

Manchester United are taking advantage of this period to hold talks with Bayern Munich over the signing of both Mazraoui and De Ligt, as the two players share the same agent.

Meanwhile, Manchester United will have to find a way to offload players to clear up space in the squad. Sweden international centre-back Victor Lindelof, whose current contract is entering the final year, could be key to securing De Ligt this summer.

Bayern are still keen to sell De Ligt for the €50m asking price, Promotion ufabet despite new centre-back Hiroki Ito suffering a fractured metatarsal that will keep him out for two to three months. However, the Bavarians are still keen on signing Bayer Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah.

United are open to offloading Lindelof who has entered the final year of his contract. It’s claimed that much in the same way United’s move for Noussair Mazraoui hinges on selling Aaron Wan-Bissaka first, Lindelof must go before De Ligt can arrive.

Nonetheless, De Ligt’s transfer is still there for the taking despite Bayern Munich suffering a cruel injury blow at the heart of their defence.