Manchester United could look to sign Michael Olise before his release clause becomes active during the summer of 2024
Manchester United will face stiff competition from Chelsea to land Crystal Palace star Michael Olise. Red Devils are showing a “clear interest” in Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise, according to an internal transfer update shared by talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook from Old Trafford. Olise has garnered interest from various Premier League heavyweights throughout the 2023/24 season and could potentially be involved in a transfer saga.
With the Red Devils experiencing a turbulent season both on and off the pitch, they are aiming to redirect attention by making several shrewd signings, ultimately bolstering ten Hag’s prospects of consistently competing for trophies.
According to Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward: “Michael’s a special talent. The world’s his oyster and he’s just getting better and better from game to game, so I think he’s going to go onto new heights and set the bar. If he continues that way, he’s going to go on to special things.”
Crystal Palace’s winger, praised as “unstoppable” by talkSPORT pundit Darren Bent, is believed to have a release clause in his contract, speculated to be valued at £60m, which is set to activate during the summer transfer window of 2024. Manchester United will be keen to secure Olise’s services before his valuation escalates due to a bidding war with other clubs.
With the summer transfer window coming up Manchester United will be keen to add Michael Olise to their ranks without getting into a prolonged transfer battle. Too many times before the club has suffered from such situations where they have been slow at pursuing their targets and other clubs prize away players on their radar. Manchester United are in a precarious situation after the 2023/24 season and need to add quality players to their squad to ensure they do not have a repeat of what happened last season in terms of their attacking output.
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Manchester United ended the season with a negative goal difference of -1. This is a horrible stat for a team of their stature and has never happened before since the inception of the Premier League. The Red Devils were bereft of any inspiration in their attacking play for most of the season in which they were able to muster only 57 goals scored. There are also issues with the current options available to them such as Jadon Sancho and Antony to name a few. Ten Hag will be desperate to bring in quality players to improve the attacking options at his disposal.
