{"id":240080,"date":"2026-04-24T10:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/man-united-eyeing-concrete-move-for-ex-man-city-star-with-150m-price-tag-set\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:10:12","slug":"man-united-eyeing-concrete-move-for-ex-man-city-star-with-150m-price-tag-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/man-united-eyeing-concrete-move-for-ex-man-city-star-with-150m-price-tag-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United eyeing &#8216;concrete&#8217; move for ex-Man City star with \u00a3150m price tag set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man United<\/a> are reported to hold a &#8216;concrete&#8217; interest in signing a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man City<\/a> star, but he&#8217;ll cost a whopping \u00a3150 million.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>United are quietly building one of the most ambitious summer transfer plans in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a>, and the early signals suggest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/michael-carrick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Carrick<\/a>&#8216;s interim stint could hand him a remarkable squad to manage permanently \u2014 if the club keep faith with him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-utd-michael-carrick-newcastle.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-utd-michael-carrick-newcastle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-utd-michael-carrick-newcastle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-utd-michael-carrick-newcastle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-utd-michael-carrick-newcastle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-utd-michael-carrick-newcastle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-utd-michael-carrick-newcastle.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sitting third in the table with Champions League football far more likely than not, United have turned their season around dramatically since Ruben Amorim&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p>INEOS are now reportedly planning for next season with serious intent, and the targets emerging from Old Trafford reflect a club preparing to compete at the top end of the game again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/man-utd-ready-kenan-yildiz-transfer-bid-cunha-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United have already made an initial approach for Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz<\/a>, understood to be the club&#8217;s primary attacking target for the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old has been exceptional in Turin this season, contributing 10 goals and 7 assists across all competitions, and has allegedly drawn comparisons to Lamine Yamal from within the Juventus dressing room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"man-united-transfers-cristian-romero-tottenham-update\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/man-united-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/man-united-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man United-1\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/man-united-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/man-united-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/man-united-transfers-cristian-romero-tottenham-update\/\" title=\"Man United open early discussions to sign Premier League captain who wants to leave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMan United open early discussions to sign Premier League captain who wants to leave<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Red Devils are looking to take advantage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/man-utd-ready-kenan-yildiz-transfer-bid-cunha-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INEOS are prepared to bid in the region of \u00a378 million<\/a>, though Juventus value him higher still and Arsenal and Chelsea are circling.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/ineos-want-to-close-deal-to-sign-mateus-mane-man-utd-new-cunha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Red Devils are keen to close a deal for Wolves teenager Mateus Mane<\/a>, with the 18-year-old flagged as a \u00a350 million option who could follow a similar path to the one Matheus Cunha took from Molineux to Old Trafford last year.<\/p>\n<p>There is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/exclusive-manchester-united-transfer-news-newcastle-gordon-tonali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interest in Newcastle star Anthony Gordon<\/a>, but amid all of that activity, one eye-catching potential piece of business involves an ex-City sensation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-united-eyeing-39-concrete-39-move-for-cole-palmer\">\n                        <strong>Man United eyeing &#8216;concrete&#8217; move for Cole Palmer<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>According to CaughtOffside journalist Mark Brus, United have a genuine and &#8216;concrete&#8217; interest in signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/cole-palmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cole Palmer<\/a> from Chelsea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chelsea-Cole-Palmer-Man-City\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chelsea-cole-palmer-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 23-year-old was tipped to be an eventual superstar for City, but found consistent opportunities limited under Pep Guardiola before leaving for Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Palmer has excelled in west London, standing out as their superstar player when at his very best.<\/p>\n<p>The scale of the obstacles involved for United, though, is considerable.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea regard Palmer as the central figure of their entire project and have made their position unambiguous, he is not for sale.<\/p>\n<p>The England international signed a contract extension until 2033 only last August, gifting the club maximum leverage in any future negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2026\/04\/24\/cole-palmer-transfer-man-united-interested-in-chelsea-star\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CaughtOffside<\/a> say that sources close to the player are giving nothing away about his intentions either, and there is no suggestion he is actively pushing to leave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:83.333333333333%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"1376\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cole-Palmer goals per season (timeless)\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cole-palmer-goals-per-season-timeless.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s internal valuation, should the situation ever change, is understood to be in the region of \u00a3150 million \u2014 a figure that would represent the largest transfer fee in Premier League history and one that even the wealthiest clubs would struggle to justify under PSR constraints.<\/p>\n<p>Brus acknowledges that even within United, the view is not unanimous that this is the right moment to move for him.<\/p>\n<p>Sources suggest the preference would be to avoid a prolonged public saga, and that without clear indication from Palmer himself that he wants out, the deal has no obvious pathway this summer.<\/p>\n<p>United also remain keen to keep Bruno Fernandes for at least one more season, which raises questions about where Palmer would fit into the immediate structure.<\/p>\n<p>In the long run, Palmer is seen as the natural heir to Fernandes at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>For now, it could be more one for the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"man-utd-transfer-update-tottenham-micky-van-de-ven-cristian-romero\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tottenham-hotspur-s-cristian-romero-walks-off-the-pitch-after-sustaining-an-injury.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tottenham-hotspur-s-cristian-romero-walks-off-the-pitch-after-sustaining-an-injury.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tottenham Hotspur's Cristian Romero walks off the pitch after sustaining an injury\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tottenham-hotspur-s-cristian-romero-walks-off-the-pitch-after-sustaining-an-injury.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tottenham-hotspur-s-cristian-romero-walks-off-the-pitch-after-sustaining-an-injury.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/man-utd-transfer-update-tottenham-micky-van-de-ven-cristian-romero\/\" title=\"Man Utd plotting double Tottenham raid to sign Romero and \u00a390k-a-week star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMan Utd plotting double Tottenham raid to sign Romero and \u00a390k-a-week star<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Spurs are at risk of losing some of their key players.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/man-united-transfers-chelsea-man-city-cole-palmer-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United are reported to hold a &#8216;concrete&#8217; interest in signing a former Man City star, but he&#8217;ll cost a whopping \u00a3150 million. United are quietly building one of the most ambitious summer transfer plans in the Premier League, and the early signals suggest Michael Carrick&#8216;s interim stint could hand him a remarkable squad to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6808],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-240080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}