{"id":7956,"date":"2026-05-13T18:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7956"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:16:31","slug":"man-utd-transfers-36-5m-star-edging-closer-to-exit-as-ineos-above-all-to-sign-chelsea-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=7956","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfers: \u00a336.5m star &#8216;edging closer&#8217; to exit as INEOS &#8216;above all&#8217; to sign Chelsea target"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are reportedly plotting a move for AC Milan star Strahinja Pavlovic, while one of their players is \u2018edging closer\u2019 to an exit.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has been on the rise over the past couple of years, with the centre-back impressing following his \u00a315m move to AC Milan from Red Bull Salzburg in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbia international has contributed five goals in his 32 Serie A outings this term and he is reportedly on <strong>Man Utd<\/strong>\u2018s radar ahead of the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Having sealed Champions League qualification, Man Utd\u2019s attention will now turn to sorting their managerial situation and working on signings.<\/p>\n<p>They need to bolster their squad ahead of their Champions League return and<strong> reports have claimed that they will make at least five signings this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Premier League winners and losers: Raya, Amad, Brighton, Slot, Sunderland, Andersen\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>United will prioritise a midfield rebuild, but a new centre-back could be among their additions and Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport claims Pavlovic is one of their options.<\/p>\n<p>There is also said to be \u2018interest\u2019 from Chelsea, but Man Utd are \u2018on his trail\u2019 and are currently \u2018above all\u2019 in the race to secure his services.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a336.5m flop Joshua Zirkzee \u2018edging closer\u2019 to an exit.<\/h2>\n<p>The Red Devils will also inevitably offload several unwanted talents to raise, with Zirkzee among those who will likely be sold this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Man Utd: Romano reveals \u2018reality\u2019 amid \u2018agreed\u2019 deal claim as INEOS about to receive \u2018final green light\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0b629b85ba2abe5ff39df9829ee5fb57\" image-id=\"ARCH433565_00260626\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman has slipped in the pecking order at Old Trafford following the arrivals of Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, and he has not taken his chance when he has played.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a report from<em> Football Insider<\/em> and ex-Premier League chief scout Mick Brown claims Zirkzee is \u2018edging closer\u2019 to a summer transfer, while a move to Everton is a \u201creal possibility\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA move to Everton is a real possibility for Zirkzee,\u201d Brown told Football Insider.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Arsenal irony shows VAR \u2018pointless\u2019 as Man Utd fans rage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever you might say about his time at Man United, he does put in a shift, he works hard and you can never accuse him of not trying his best to make an impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might not be good enough for Man United, where he\u2019s competing with the likes of Benjamin Sesko and Bryan Mbeumo, but that\u2019s not the case at Everton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s perfect for David Moyes because he works hard, he can hold the ball up and bring his teammates into play, he\u2019s not afraid to move in behind the defence as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a move that could work out for everybody, because it would mean he gets more playing time, Everton get a new striker and Man United get some money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '1399787394855675');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><script>\n        !function(e,n,t){var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)(0);e.getElementById\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are reportedly plotting a move for AC Milan star Strahinja Pavlovic, while one&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}