Exclusive: Man United transfer target could leave current club this summer, Fabrizio Romano confirms

May 2, 2024Ligue 1

Manchester United fans may be interested to hear that there seems to be a concrete possibility of Leon Goretzka leaving Bayern Munich this summer.

That’s according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano, who also named Dayot Upamecano as a Bayern player whose future could be up in the air as he spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column.

Goretzka is seemingly on Man Utd’s radar, according to what Christian Falk recently told CaughtOffside, so some Red Devils supporters will no doubt be excited to learn that the Germany international looks like a realistic name to watch out for on the market in the next transfer window.

United would do well to strengthen their midfield after a difficult season at Old Trafford, with neither Casemiro nor Sofyan Amrabat looking like being good enough long-term options for the club in that area of the pitch.

Leon Goretzka to Manchester United?

Goretzka has had a fine career at Bayern and would surely be an upgrade for MUFC if possible, so it will be interesting to see how this story develops, with Bayern’s next manager, in all probability Ralf Rangnick, also likely to be key to any decision on Goretzka and Upamecano.

Goretzka and Upamecano transfer latest from Romano

“Everything is almost ready for Ralf Rangnick to replace Thomas Tuchel as Bayern Munich manager for next season. It’s just about the final details now, they are discussing these details, with Bayern also publicly ruling out the possibility of a U-turn and keeping Tuchel as their manager,” Romano said.

“Rangnick was always one of the names on Bayern’s list. The dream target was Xabi Alonso, then Julian Nagelsmann was also someone they were interested in, but Rangnick was always there as well, and now it’s really close.