Man United already know Christopher Vivell transfer demand after £300m blockbuster spend

A club massively underperforming both on and off the pitch, in need of more transfer efficiency, recently with fresh outside investment and a new look sporting structure being hastily put in place after years of neglect.

There are plenty of parallels between Chelsea's December 2022 appointment of Christopher Vivell and the circumstances in which Manchester United are looking at bringing him into. Right the way down to the period of time that the new ownership groups had been in charge, the similarities are there.

Unlike many of these deals, though, it is not because of the work Vivell did at Stamford Bridge that he is being targeted by United as a short-term director. According to The Athletic, the German is being courted as a possible summer arrival to help oversee the summer window.

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It comes at the same time that Dan Ashworth has finally seen his move to Old Trafford confirmed. Chief executive Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox are the other names in the backroom team that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos group are putting in place.

But Vivell is not, it appears, part of the long-term plans for the furniture at United. That doesn't mean he can't have an impact.

Vivell's track record to date is impressive. He headed the work in scouting, coordination, and squad planning in the much revered Red Bull success stories Salzburg and Leipzig. Before that he impressed in roles at Hoffenheim, where he worked with Julian Nagelsmann. And then there's his brief period at Chelsea.

The only full transfer window he was involved at in London was mixed,