{"id":10872,"date":"2026-05-19T20:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10872"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:22:26","slug":"man-utd-have-made-61m-rated-forward-a-high-priority-target-but-they-face-transfer-battle-with-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=10872","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd Have Made \u00a361M Rated Forward A &#8216;High Priority Target&#8217; But They Face Transfer Battle With Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Man Utd have made Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi a \u201chigh priority target\u201d for the summer transfer window, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>TEAMtalk<\/em> claim that the German international has made it known that he prefers a move to England if he does leave Dortmund at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/manunews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120838\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on ManUNews.com<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>That has caught the attention of the Red Devils, as well as Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the two, the Blues are deemed the biggest threat, as they have reportedly made contact with Adeyemi\u2019s representatives. Liverpool, meanwhile, are just monitoring his situation.<\/p>\n<h2>How much would Adeyemi cost?<\/h2>\n<p>Dortmund are open to selling the 24-year-old as he is closing in on the final year of his contract. However, the Bundesliga side are still demanding a large sum for the player.<\/p>\n<p>A price tag between \u20ac60m (\u00a352m) and \u20ac70m (\u00a361m) has been slapped on Adeyemi, and it remains to be seen whether United would be tempted to table a bid for that much, considering he could technically sign a pre-contract agreement in January.<\/p>\n<p>You would have to think that the German\u2019s valuation would go down the closer we get to deadline day in August.<\/p>\n<p>Get an Old Trafford stadium tour with Red Letter Days here<\/p>\n<h2>Man Utd are also pursuing other forwards<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0fab81ce12e48a0794275e1d82449fb1\" image-id=\"1077359622\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>Director of Football Jason Wilcox is hoping to add depth to the front line this summer. There is believed to be interest in Aston Villa\u2019s Morgan Rogers, AC Milan\u2019s <strong>Rafael Leao<\/strong>as well as Everton\u2019s Iliman Ndiaye.<\/p>\n<p>However, any deals for forwards may have to take a backseat until the Red Devils strengthen their midfield, which is seen as the top priority.<\/p>\n<p>The sale of Joshua Zirkzee, along with Marcus Rashford\u2019s departure on a permanent basis, would help raise the funds required to sign a player like Adeyemi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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