Manchester United will hold talks with Real Madrid this week over midfielder deal

Manchester United will hold talks with Real Madrid this week over midfielder deal After a fast start to the summer, Real Madrid are no longer focused on signings, with exits now being at the forefront of their plans. They are open to hearing offers for a number of first team players, and perhaps the biggest of those is Aurelien Tchouameni. Despite having been one of Real Madrid’s best players during the disappointing 2025-26 season, Tchouameni’s future at the Bernabeu is far from certain. Club bosses are willing to let him leave this summer, knowing that a lot of interest is being shown in his services – particularly from the Premier League. Manchester United are currently the team most interested in Tchouameni , and according to Diario AS , they are prepared to make their move towards signing him. Initial contacts will be made in the coming days to gauge the conditions of a possible transfer, which would be one of the biggest over the entire summer. Real Madrid will surely demand over €100m for Tchouameni Tchouameni is undoubtedly one of the best defensive midfielders in the world when he is at his best, so given that he was relatively close to that level last season, it is definitely a surprise that Real Madrid are willing to let him go. However, if a deal is done with Manchester United or anyone else, it would surely be for well in excess of €100m. Already this summer, Manchester City and Tottenham have signed Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali respectively for fees well over this amount, and Real Madrid can certainly argue that Tchouameni is better than both. As a result, they could set a huge asking price for Manchester United to reach, and if they don’t, they may end up just keeping him as part of Jose Mourinho’s squad for the upcoming 2026-27 season, as he would be more than useful.