straight to your inbox Manchester United have already turned down Dayot Upamecano. Not this summer, of course.
Upamecano, 21, last month started in a Champions League semi-final, was promoted to the France national squad and is an athletic option to bolster a United defence lacking an imposing presence.
He reputedly has a knockdown release clause of €42million that is active next summer yet United could probably have had him for that figure with two fewer noughts. "Players that they turned down?
Matthijs de Ligt," the former head of youth recruitment Derek Langley told the MEN. "We had God knows how many reports on Matthijs de Ligt.
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