A quarter of a share in United was acquired by Ratcliffe and the Ineos Group in the current year.
This indicates that they will be in charge of the football activities that take place at Old Trafford. In the month of January, there were no new players brought in.
At the conclusion of the season, when the transfer window opens, things are likely to be significantly different from what they were before.
United is already being discussed in relation to potential new players that Erik ten Hag might make available to the club.
The Reds’ recruitment squad is rumored to be interested in acquiring a striker in addition to a new playmaker, according to reports.
It is rumored that United is one of the several teams that are interested in signing Joao Neves, a player now playing for Benfica.
This defender initially joined the Primeira Liga club as a part of their youth program, and since then, he has gradually established himself as an essential player of the first squad.
Fabrizio Romano has stated that the Reds may be considering Neves as a potential transfer target during the summer months as they investigate their various options.
On the other hand, it has been reported that numerous Premier League clubs, including Manchester City and others that have not been mentioned, are interested in signing Neves.
The release clause in Neves’s contract is reportedly worth more than one hundred million pounds, according to Romano.
If Benfica chose to exercise that option, then and only then would they allow the midfielder to depart the club this summer.
After Chelsea paid the release cost of £106.8 million, the Portuguese club sold Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea in January of the previous year. Chelsea was the team involved in the transaction.
There is still a lot of competition for Benfica wonderkid Joao Neves, who has been scouted by both Manchester City and Manchester United, according to Romano.
“In terms of possible midfield signings coming in for United, the race remains open for Benfica,” Romano also added.
There is a lot of interest from Premier League clubs in terms of scouting, but Benfica will insist that the release clause of €120 million (£103 million) be activated. This means that it will not be an easy deal.
Following Benfica’s decision to allow Alvaro Fernandez to join the Portuguese team on loan with an option to buy, it was speculated that United would have the upper hand in the process of signing Neves in January.
The Benfica club issued a statement in response to the allegations, which read as follows: “Sport Lisboa e Benfica denies the existence of any right of preference over its player Joao Neves.”
Sport Lisboa and Benfica have not discussed this player with Manchester United or any other club, and they have no intention of doing so in the future.
This is the case regardless of the circumstances. All of the things that lead in a different direction are not credible.
As for other news, it has been reported that Manchester United are reportedly taking a closer look at Joshua Zirkzee, a winger for Bologna.
The Reds are reportedly gathering information about the scorer in order to improve their chances of making a transfer during the summer, as reported by Give Me Sport.
In 2022, Zirkzee made the move from Bayern Munich to Bologna for a transfer fee of €8.5 million (£7.2 million).
In the fifty games that have passed since then, he has scored thirteen goals, and there is discussion of his moving up to the Premier League.
Several reports have indicated that Arsenal, in addition to Manchester United, is interested in acquiring Zirkzee.
It has also been reported that Bayern Munich has included a buy-back clause in his contract that is worth €40 million (£34 million) in the event that another club makes an approach.