Man United eye transfer for Bayern Munich star left 'upset' by Vincent Kompany decision

Manchester United are reportedly in the race to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka.

United strengthened their midfield with the signing of Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain. The Uruguay international made his debut for the Reds when he made a cameo from the bench in the victory over Southampton in the Premier League at the weekend. United also signed Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern before the transfer window closed.

A host of other midfielders were linked with moves to Old Trafford. Goretzka has been credited as a potential target for United in the past, although those rumours were relatively quiet during the summer transfer window.

According to The Sun, United are "on alert" after discovering that Goretzka is unhappy at Bayern. West Ham are also mentioned in the report as joining United in showing an interest in signing the Germany international.

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Goretzka has made just one appearance for Bayern this season under new manager Vincent Kompany. The 29-year-old was introduced in the 89th minute as Bayern beat Freiburg last month in the second Bundesliga match of the campaign.

Max Eberl, the sporting director of the Bundesliga club, spoke about the midfielder's future at the Allianz Arena and admitted that Goretzka will struggle for regular minutes this season.

"We communicated very clearly from the start. Leon knew that we were relying on Pavlo [Aleksandar Pavlovic], and that we would bring in [Joao] Palhinha and that Joshua [Kimmich] would play more in the centre again," Eberl told Sky Germany via Bulinews.

"It's