Manchester United agree world record fee for new defender

 

Manchester United have finally made a breakthrough in talks with Crystal Palace and agreed a fee for top transfer target Aaron Wan-Bissaka, claims The Daily Record.

 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have already had two bids rejected by Palace but have now agreed a £55m fee for the 21-year-old, who is currently away with England at the U21 European Championships.

 

United accept they will have to pay over-inflated prices to land their preferred targets and have agreed to make Wan-Bissaka the most costly full-back of all-time and fourth most expensive player in the club’s history. 

 

Manchester United agree world record fee for new defender

 

 

Solskjaer wanted his transfer business concluded before his players are due back for pre-season at the start of next month but United have struggled to get their dealings over the line, only getting Daniel James in from Swansea at present.

 

Wan-Bissaka has endured a remarkable rise since breaking into Palace’s first-team 18 months ago and is now considered one of the best full-backs in the Premier League.

 

The Palace ace made more tackles (129) than any other defender in Europe’s top five leagues last season.