Manchester United have officially made contact to hijack Liverpool’s biggest transfer target of the summer, in a move that has left new Reds boss Arne Slot furious and Liverpool fans incensed.
According to multiple sources, United’s recruitment team approached the player’s camp shortly after Liverpool progressed negotiations with his club. The player—described as one of Europe’s brightest young stars—had reportedly given a verbal agreement to join Liverpool, with personal terms nearly finalized. United’s late intervention includes a more lucrative financial offer and a central role at Old Trafford, disrupting Liverpool’s carefully laid plans.
Slot, tasked with rebuilding post-Klopp, is said to be “absolutely livid” at United’s interference, especially with the player being his priority signing. Liverpool fans, already anxious after Klopp’s departure, now fear the club’s recruitment strategy is unravelling. The atmosphere online mirrors past frustrations, likened to when Liverpool almost lost Luis Díaz to Spurs and Moisés Caicedo to Chelsea.
United fans, on the other hand, view this as a statement of intent, showcasing their ambition to reassert dominance in both the Premier League and transfer market.
This battle between England’s fiercest rivals has escalated beyond the pitch, intensifying a transfer war that could define both clubs’ seasons ahead.
