Manchester United in Negotiations with Neymar for Summer Transfer, Says Dutch Coach Erik ten Hag

Written by: Hani Abdel Nabi

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 06:33 PM

Dutch coach Erik ten Hag spoke Manchester United The Englishman announced the ongoing negotiations with the Brazilian international, Neymar da Silva, to move to the ranks of the Red Devils during the summer transfer period, coming from the French ranks of Paris Saint-Germain, to support the attack before entering the Champions League competitions, which he needs by one point from his next two matches.

“When we have confirmed news and information, we will announce it,” Ten Hag said in statements during a press conference held before the Chelsea match scheduled for tomorrow in the English Premier League.

The name Neymar, 31, has been associated with more than one English team in the recent period, such as Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United, and the Brazilian star’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires in the summer of 2025.

It was reported that the Paris administration is seeking to get rid of Neymar due to his many injuries over the course of 6 seasons, since he joined from Barcelona in the summer of 2017 for 222 million euros.

Neymar has been out of action since late February due to an ankle injury that required surgery.

Before his injury, Neymar had performed admirably since the start of the current season, scoring 18 goals and 17 assists in 29 matches.

And about Marcus Rashford’s readiness for the Chelsea match, Ten Hag said: “Yesterday he returned to training, he looks completely fit, but we have to see today what the result of training is, how he recovered, and then we will make the right decision.”

On qualifying for the Champions League next season, Ten Hag said: “We want to compete with the best, so you have to be in the Champions League.

“We want to win every game, that’s what we’ve been doing all season, so tomorrow we want to do the same, we want to win the game, play dominant football and get the job done,” the Man United coach stressed.

In response to being in the first four places in the English Premier League and competing, the Manchester United coach replied: “In the Premier League, you have to be one of the first four. .