Dayot Upamecano signed a new three-year contract with RB Leipzig in July and it was considered that he would not be leaving the club this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n
It was considered almost certain that he would be exiting next year when a new release clause of \u20ac42m comes into effect, and it was more or less thought to be a given that he would spend next season at Leipzig.<\/p>\n\n\n
But rumours of an exit have not gone away and in recent weeks Leipzig indicated that despite the new contract, they could sell the defender if they receive a sizable offer on their table for him this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n
News emerged<\/a> on Tuesday that Manchester United<\/a> have identified Dayot Upamecano as their number one defensive target and believe that a deal is there to be done to take him to Old Trafford this summer itself.<\/p>\n\n\n Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a> has prioritised signing a centre-back and the 21-year-old Frenchman is the defender the Manchester United manager wants in the ongoing transfer window.<\/p>\n\n\n Dayot Upamecano\u2019s previous contract had a \u20ac60m release clause and he was widely expected to leave the club this summer before the COVID-19 pandemic changed the financial landscape of football.<\/p>\n\n\n The defender partly signed the new deal with Leipzig because there was a feeling no club would be prepared to spend \u20ac60m on him in a summer where everyone is trying to cut costs and penny-pinching as the financial ramifications of the pandemic continues to unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n The figure on the release clause was further reduced to \u20ac42m but it only comes into effect at the end of next season. But in Germany, there is a feeling that RB Leipzig<\/a> would sell if the money is right this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n Manchester United have committed to spending \u20ac40m for Ajax\u2019s Donny van de Beek<\/a> and continue to remain interested in doing a deal for Jadon Sancho. But Solskjaer wants a centre-back and Dayot Upamecano is possibly the best young defender in European football at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\nIt all comes down to money if Manchester United want Dayot Upamecano<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n