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Lengthy-term Manchester United goal Castello Lukeba has put potential suitors on red-alert after it was revealed the RB Leipzig defender is “planning a switch” this summer season.
German outlet Sport Bild (as relayed by GGFN) reveals Lukeba is in line to be the “subsequent large sale” on the Crimson Bull Enviornment with the 22-year-old Frenchman to eager to affix one of many European elite.
The centre-back has a €90 million launch clause in his contract which comes into motion this summer season. And it’s acknowledged Lukeba “needs to make use” of this clause to assist push via a switch.
The report reveals “Actual Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United are the golf equipment which have been linked to Lukeba in current months,” with the Crimson Devils having first registered an interest within the French worldwide when he was nonetheless at Lyon in Ligue 1 in 2023.
Nonetheless, Castello sealed a €30 million move to Leipzig that summer season the place he has impressed for the German aspect on the coronary heart of their defence together with his imposing physique and ball-progression expertise.
United continued to “closely follow” the 22-year-old’s progress within the Bundesliga with a current report relayed by The Peoples Particular person revealing the membership have been “” in formalising this curiosity with an method to Leipzig.
The truth that Lukeba has now signalled his intention to depart the German membership is prone to strengthen Outdated Trafford officers’ hand in potential negotiations with their Crimson Bull counterparts.
If the French defender was to be offered for his launch clause, it could match the “most costly switch in Leipzig’s historical past” after Josko Gvardiol moved to Manchester Metropolis in 2023 for a similar worth.
Nonetheless, the furore round Gvardiol was significantly larger than Lukeba with the Croatian’s imperious kind on the 2022 World Cup demonstrating his qualites on soccer’s greatest stage.
Moreover, Lukeba has additionally struggled with a hamstring damage this season, performed solely 11 occasions. The Frenchman’s inventory is at a a lot decrease ebb than his former teammate because of this.
It’s extraordinarily unlikel subsequently Leipzig would have the ability to demand the 22-year-old’s full launch clause. And the actual fact the participant is pushing for a transfer himself will additional weaken his employer’s resolve in negotiations over an exit.
United might be able to strike to land a long-term goal at a worth significantly decrease than first anticipated.
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