- Aaron Wan-Bissaka due in London for West Ham medical
- Man Utd's Noussair Mazraoui deal hinged on sale
- Transfer from Bayern Munich now able to proceed
Manchester United are edging towards completing the signing of Bayern Munich right-back Noussair Mazraoui as Aaron Wan-Bissaka prepares for a medical at West Ham United.
United had agreed a double deal with Bayern to sign both De Ligt and Mazraoui. Overall, it will exceed £50m, with the latter responsible for £17m of the total amount – inclusive of add-ons. But that side was dependent on the club also being able to successfully offload Wan-Bissaka.
An agreement on the Wan-Bissaka front was reported on Saturday night and Sky Sports News' Dhamesh Sheth has relayed that it triggered the former Crystal Palace defender to travel down to London on Sunday morning. The intention is for a medical to begin in the afternoon.
Despite a lack of defensive depth, Wan-Bissaka was not part of the United squad that faced Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The transfer effectively unlocks United's ability to go ahead with their pursuit of Mazraoui, which is likely to now be a formality as both he and the aforementioned De Ligt reunited with Erik ten Hag.
Both players previously worked under the Dutch coach at Ajax to much success and their impending double arrival at Old Trafford will swell the number of ex-Ajax players in the squad to five – Andre Onana, Lisandro Martinez and Anthony are the existing three.
Wan-Bissaka has made 190 appearances for United since he joined from Palace in a £50m deal in the summer of 2019, supposedly the result of whittling down scouting reports on as many 804 right-back candidates. It also formed part of a clear recruitment strategy to prioritise emerging domestic talent, with Daniel James and Harry Maguire both arriving in the same transfer window.
But a combination of injuries, loss of form and attacking limitations, as well as the re-emergence of right-back competitor Diogo Dalot, saw Wan-Bissaka's playing time decrease after 2021 and the dismissal of former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
