Manchester United transfer news LIVE De Jong and Pogba latest plus Erik ten Hag updates
Erik ten Hag will continue to outline his summer plans today after taking charge of Manchester United.
The new manager will soon be jetting off for his holidays before the real work begins but will continue to get acclimatised to life in Manchester before doing so.
United will have to make plenty of signings this summer to give Ten Hag the best possible chance of getting off to a good start, especially with so many players potentially leaving Old Trafford.
The latest departure was confirmed on Thursday as Lee Grant announced his retirement from the game before taking up a coaching role at Ipswich Town.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for me, and I am really looking forward to it," Grant told Ipswich after the announcement.
“I know Kieran and Martyn having worked with them at Manchester United and I loved the work we were being given from a playing perspective. Now I am excited about working with them again, albeit in a different role."
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Netherlands teammates Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt have already dropped a major hint they would want to play together at club level once again. But will that be at Manchester United under their former mentor and old Ajax manager Erik ten Hag?
Products of the famed Ajax system, De Jong and De Ligt were instrumental figures when the Amsterdam side put themselves back on the European map with a run to the Champions League semis in 2019. Barcelona and Juventus came calling for them, respectively, during the summer window that followed.
Having also won the Eredivisie and KNVB Cup double their stock was high and rising. De Jong had agreed a switch to the Nou Camp in January and that €86million transfer was followed-up with