MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly willing to include Aaron Wan-Bissaka as part of a bid to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Michael Olise.
The Red Devils are expected to be active in the transfer market this month and in the summer following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s £1.3billion takeover of football operations.
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And according to the Daily Star, Olise has been earmarked as a top target.
The 22-year-old has a buy-out clause in his current contract which will become active in July.
United allegedly want to trigger the clause, but they will have to offer a significant fee.
While an exact figure is yet to be revealed, it is expected to be almost double the £35million buy-out fee that was in Olise‘s previous Palace deal.
In order to boost their chances of reaching an agreement with Crystal Palace, United officials are willing to include Wan-Bissaka as part of a bid.
The full-back joined Man Utd from Palace in a £50m transfer in 2019 and has since made 175 first team appearances.
Crystal Palace chiefs have been eager to re-sign him, so a player-plus-cash deal could please both parties.
Wan-Bissaka’s contract was set to expire this summer, but United triggered a one-year extension this week which will keep him at Old Trafford until June 2025.
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Olise has been limited to nine games this season due to injury, but he has scored five goals
One potential concern that the Red Devils could face in their pursuit of Olise is his recurring injury issues.
Olise suffered another hamstring injury against Brentford last week which is set to keep him sidelined for at least a month.
The midfielder had just returned to action from a six-month lay-off after recovering from a grade three hamstring tear.
Man Utd have also been linked with a move for Stuttgart star Serhou Guirassy, who has scored 19 goals in 16 games for the German side so far this season.