United's signing target, Amado Heidara, confirmed he had supported the Red Devils since childhood, and that one of the five club legends he idolizes could become a teammate with him in the future.
United interim manager Ralph Ronnick is hoping to sign the 23-year-old midfielder from Red Bull Leipzig in January, and ESPN reported last week that Lonnick saw Hydara and Borussia Dortmund youngster Bellingham and Leeds United's Calvin Phillips as potential new signings in the midfield area. Among them, Malian international Haidara, who has 32 million pounds to break the gold clause, is the least difficult person to introduce.
Hydara is still a player who has supported Manchester United since childhood, which will allow the club to agree to join Manchester United without lobbying him. "Everybody has their favorite team when they were kids. What I like is Manchester United." Hydara told Bild, "I'm a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, and I also like Scholes, Evra, van der Sar and Anderson. But if you want to talk to me about transfer rumors, I have to stress that I feel good in Leipzig."
However, Hydara also stressed that he was very grateful to Ronnick for cultivating him in his career, especially when he was injured and still introduced him to Leipzig. Haidara explains: "Ralph (Ronnick) has played a very important role in my career. Don't forget, when Leipzig wanted to sign me, I was badly injured by a torn cruciate ligament. But Ralph said I should join anyway. I didn't expect this to happen at the time and I am very grateful to him because he really wanted to bring me in and as Leipzig manager he gave me a lot of trust. Then he stopped being the manager, but he told me to stay at Leipzig and believed that Coach Nagelsmann would make me better."
Haidara has played for Leipzig 17 times this season, scoring three goals, and the team missed the Champions League knockout rounds, but if he moves to Manchester United, the Mali midfielder will have the opportunity to continue to play in the Champions League round of 16. Previously, Lonnick clearly pointed out that the three conditions for Manchester United's winter window reinforcements are: "The strength is enough to enhance the existing squad, no matter what position must have sufficient ability, and the price in the winter window should be similar to the introduction of next summer, so that under the premise that Manchester United will consider a shot."
Leipzig club magnate Oliver Minzluff also confirmed that Ronnick liked Hydara. "Of course he's a player Ronnick loves," Minzluff said, "so we want the club to remove the no-show clause from his contract."
Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano stressed that Manchester United have not contacted agents in Leipzig or Hydara, and the transfer process has not yet begun. "Haidara is of course closely linked to Ronnick and Lonnick admires the young player and thinks he is the perfect fit for the Premier League." Romano said, "But as far as I know, there are no negotiations between Manchester United and Leipzig or the player agent at the moment. So, at the moment, Haidara's transfer is still in silence."
Friends who are familiar with Manchester United know that the club's transfer efficiency is known for being slow, so even if the Red Devils really want to bring in Hydara, it is normal that they have not started to act now. The British "Daily Star" revealed that Manchester United may have other plans, because Atletico Madrid intends to exchange players for French striker Martial who wants to leave the team, so the Red Devils may also consider asking for Spanish midfielder Marcos Llorente. British media reported that Manchester United has several suitable Atletico players in mind, namely Llorente, who can play midfield and right-back, Carrasco, who can play winger or wing-back, and The well-known England international Trippier 3.