£13m bargain: Man Utd officials now love 22 y/o 'pitbull' who wins 6 duels per game

Manchester United remain interested in signing Feyenoord defender Tyrell Malacia this summer, according to a report from De Telegraaf. 

Having come through the ranks at Feyenoord, Malacia has amassed 136 first-team outings for the Dutch Eredivisie side, directly contributing to 14 goals in the process.

Despite his tender years, the 22-year-old has already become a fully-fledged Holland international and recently played 180 minutes in the UEFA Nations League double header against Wales.

Now, as new United manager Erik ten Hag attempts to reshape the squad at Old Trafford, Malacia is seemingly on the radar…

As per De Telegraaf, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Lyon – who currently ‘lead the race’ – are all keen on signing the five-cap starlet.

It’s claimed that the Red Devils have been ‘following Malacia’s development closely’ and officials from the club are ‘excited’ about the left-back.

The report also states that it would take bids in the region of just €15-20million (£13-17million) to sign the youngster dubbed a ‘pitbull’ by ex-Holland winger Ibrahim Afellay – Rafael van der Vaart also described Malacia as ‘so sharp’ following an impressive display against Fortuna Sittard recently.

In order to avoid having three senior left-back options, before adding Malacia, United would need to sanction the departure of either Luke Shaw or Alex Telles.

Shaw suffered a loss of form and fitness towards the end of the 2021/22 campaign and Telles has never truly made the role his own in 50 appearances for the club since arriving in Manchester.

Therefore, the interest in the talented Dutchman is certainly intriguing and welcome, particularly on the back of a season which saw the energetic full-back earn a 7.09 Sofascore rating