Fabrizio Romano delivers Man United update on Eberechi Eze and another wildcard £21m winger

Fabrizio Romano has delivered a Manchester United update on Eberechi Eze and one other wildcard winger option for £21 million.

The Reds secured the signings of Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte in the summer transfer window.

Those new recruits have greatly strengthened Erik ten Hag’s team, and United were also successful in selling players during the summer, which helped facilitate their transfer plans.

Despite this, sporting director Dan Ashworth and the recruitment team at Old Trafford are already starting to plan ahead for future transfer windows to ensure they are prepared for business.

Fabrizio Romano on United’s Eze interest

One name that has cropped up recently is Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze. According to the Manchester Evening News, the 26-year-old is a player of interest for next summer.

Discussing this in his daily briefing, Fabrizio Romano clarified that United have been scouting and monitoring Eze and that the club are interested in adding a winger to their ranks.

However, the Italian reporter added that other options are being considered, and it is not guaranteed that Eze is the top target for the wing position at Old Trafford.

“We can say that, with Jadon Sancho leaving for Chelsea, the idea of the club in 2025 is to add one more winger,” began Romano. “And there have been some fans asking me about the links with Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace.

“For sure, Eze is a player United have been scouting and monitoring as they appreciate his ability. The same was true of Michael Olise while he was at Crystal Palace, but the deal was too expensive, and he joined Bayern Munich instead.

“In the next months, United will be tracking several wingers, and in summer 2025 there is a concrete chance that they will invest money in a new signing for that position.

“For now, I’m not in a position to say that it’s guaranteed that they’ll move for Eze or who will be their top target, but they will consider bringing in a new winger, and so they will be following several players in the next months.”

Fabrizio Romano says Juanlu Sanchez is another target

One of those other potential options seems to be Sevilla winger Juanlu Sanchez, who excelled at the Olympics with Spain.

The 21-year-old played primarily as a right-back last term and has started the new campaign in the centre of midfield. But he is comfortable on the wings and could be his longer-term position.

Sanchez, for now, is only being scouted by United but there are reports that the young talent has a £21 million release clause that is activated in January onwards.

Romano added: “One name coming up as well as Eze is Sevilla winger Juanlu Sanchez, mentioned as a target for the Red Devils and also for Real Madrid in the Spanish press.

“For now, however, there is nothing concrete into it. We’ve had many links every day but the reality for the moment is that there are no talks, no negotiations – it’s just normal scouting and nothing else.”

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