Man Utd get to work on landing dream Ruben Amorim transfer despite competition
Manchester United are going up against Real Madrid to try and persuade Alphonso Davies to join the club next summer, despite the potential lack of Champions League football
Manchester United are reportedly pushing hard to try and get ahead of Real Madrid in the race to sign Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies.
Davies is out of contract with Bayern at the end of the season and has been strongly linked with a move to Real. The Spanish giants decided not to pay the quoted fee of €40million (£34m) to sign him over the summer but indicated their desire to move once he became a free agent in June 2025.
Davies himself has been reluctant to make a public decision on his future, but signing a new contract with Bayern appears unlikely, despite a €12m (£10m) per year deal being on the table, especially since United made their interest known. United have a long-standing issue at left-back, where Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia have been injured, and are reportedly keen to bring in a new player for Ruben Amorim.
Spanish outlet AS reports claims it is ‘mainly Manchester United ’ who are ‘bidding hard’ against Real for the Canada international. Real are reportedly clear that they won’t enter into a bidding war with United and believe that things are being stirred by Davies’ agent, Nedal Huoseh, who recently spoke publicly about the situation.
"Although the player has many options, we have not reached an agreement with any club," Huoseh said. "Any information that suggests otherwise is incorrect. A new contract with Bayern could also be an option.”
His words followed reports that Davies had agreed to join Real once his Bayern deal expired. The 24-year-old has been with the German giants since a move from Vancouver Whitecaps in 2018 and has won five Bundesliga titles and one Champions League trophy, but there has been friction behind the scenes of late.
Huoseh felt compelled to defend his client in March after Bayern sporting director Max Eberl put pressure on him to sign a new deal. "It's unfair that Alphonso is now being attacked," Huoseh told Bild. "We were close to an agreement a year ago. Then the entire club management was replaced. We didn't hear anything for seven months. Although I tried during this time to contact the club myself.”
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Both Shaw and Malacia are edging towards a return for United and that could influence the club’s decision in the upcoming transfer windows. It has also been suggested that United’s chances of signing Davies could be hindered by their lack of Champions League football following a miserable campaign under Erik ten Hag.
The club’s pulling power isn’t what it once was, with another top target, Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres, also currently playing and thriving in the Champions League. United are 13th in the Premier League, four points off the top four, with Amorim facing a tough task to secure Champions League football for next season.
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