Matthijs de Ligt has given the green light for a summer transfer to Manchester United, transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano reports. The club of manager Erik ten Hag previously officially reported to the management of the Bayern Munich defender, who now appears to want to swap the Bundesliga for the Premier League.

According to Romano, personal terms are not an issue for De Ligt, who only has Man United in his sights. His agent Rafaela Pimenta is currently only talking to representatives of the FA Cup winner. Other clubs are not in the picture for the Dutchman for the time being.

It is now up to Man United and Bayern to reach an agreement in the short term. According to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany the German powerhouse is demanding at least fifty million euros plus bonuses for the defender, who has a three-year contract in Munich.

De Ligt is at the top of Ten Hag's wish list. The defender and the Manchester United manager have a great relationship. Ten Hag made De Ligt the captain of the Amsterdammers when he was eighteen years old.

Should the Mancunians want to continue, they will have to come up with at least fifty million euros. Incidentally, it is estimated Transfer market its market value is even higher: 65 million euros.

Where De Ligt seems to be leaving Bayern, Jonathan Tah is on his way to the Allianz Arena. According to Romano, the record champion confident that the next offer will be enough to pluck the defender from champions Bayer Leverkusen.

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De Ligt is currently with the Dutch national team at the European Championship in Germany. National coach Ronald Koeman once again did not have a starting spot in mind for the 45-times international of Oranje for the round of 16 match against Romania. Koeman consistently chooses Virgil van Dijk and Stefan de Vrij in the centre.

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