Transfer Gossip: Man Utd to beat Bayern with Ten Hag closing in on first signing; Man City tell star man to find new club

Talks over making Jurrien Timber the first Man Utd signing of the Erik ten Hag era have been confirmed, while Man City have surprisingly told a key performer his time at the Etihad is up – both in Tuesday’s Transfer Gossip.

Manchester United are ‘seriously interested’ in signing Ajax defender Jurrien Timber and a trusted source has confirmed talks have already taken place.

Erik ten Hag is the man the Red Devils have chosen to lead their rebuild. The Dutchman is facing the biggest challenge of his career to date, though hopes are high he’ll be a success at Old Trafford.

To do so, United must back their new boss to the hilt and hope their hit-rate in the market sees a dramatic upswing. Reeling in the likes of Man City and Liverpool may depend on it.

Manchester United have been tipped to sign a new striker, wide forward, central midfielder and defender. According to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, the identity of that defender might be Jurrien Timber.

The Ajax ace, 20, already has six senior Netherlands caps to his name. He has operated primarily at centre-half under Ten Hag in Amsterdam this year, though his versatility allows him to operate at right-back when required.

Plettenberg – who is a Bayern Munich specialist – detailed United’s interest when claiming Bayern have made enquiries. However, per the journalist, a move to Old Trafford is looking far more likely.

He tweeted talks between United and Timber’s representatives have ‘taken place’. Furthermore, he described the Red Devils as ‘seriously interested’.

Ten Hag recently spoke openly about potentially bringing Ajax stars with him to Manchester. Timber was one of those he mentioned.

“I think that all top clubs in Europe have Timber in their sights,” Ten Hag