Liverpool move to hijack Man Utd for £42m top target who ‘only wants’ one club

Liverpool and another club have reportedly made a last-minute hijack attempt to beat Manchester United to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich.

were always going to be busy in the transfer market this summer following Sir Jim Ratcliffe s purchase of a 27.7% stake in the Premier League giants.

The Red Devils need to offload some unwanted talents to raise funds, but they already appear close to securing signings. A new centre-back, midfielder and striker are understood to be among their priorities.

After having a bid of around £35m rejected by Everton for Jarrad Branthwaite (), Man Utd turned their attention to signing De Ligt from Bayern Munich as a cheaper alternative.

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