Man United transfer news: Red Devils 'make contact' over deal for Erling Haaland teammate

Manchester United person reportedly been successful interaction with Julian Ryerson's representatives to sermon a imaginable determination for the Borussia Dortmund defender this summer.

Ryerson is presently representing Norway astatine the 2026 World Cup, with the 28-year-old making 3 appearances astatine the competition.

The full-back entered the summertime contention disconnected the backmost of a beardown play astatine Dortmund, providing 18 assists successful 42 appearances successful each competitions.

Ryerson has a declaration with BVB until the summertime of 2028, but determination has precocious been speculation surrounding his future.

According to BILD, Man United person been successful interaction with Ryerson's representatives to sermon a imaginable power to Old Trafford this summer.

Man United 'make contact' implicit Ryerson transfer

The study claims that Dortmund would see offers successful the portion of £26m, but Man United are apt to look aggravated contention for his signature.

Ryerson arrived astatine Dortmund from Union Berlin successful January 2023, and helium has represented his existent squad connected 143 occasions, scoring 7 goals and registering 24 assists.

The Norway planetary chiefly plays connected the close but is besides susceptible of featuring connected the left, portion helium featured arsenic a centre-back for Dortmund successful the aboriginal stages of past season.

Man United's existent absorption is connected boosting their midfield, but the nine are besides expected to motion a caller full-back earlier the extremity of the summertime transportation window.

Man United 'planning' full-back summation this summer

As it stands, Diogo Dalot, Noussair Mazraoui and Luke Shaw are the elder full-backs astatine Old Trafford, with Diego Leon and Harry Amass regarded arsenic players for the future.

Patrick Dorgu was signed arsenic a left-back but has made a overmuch bigger content further forward, and it is understood that Man United caput manager Michael Carrick present views the Denmark planetary arsenic an enactment successful a wide area.

Man United have, arsenic of July 9, started pre-season training, with Mason Mount, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw among those to articulation up with the squad.

The Red Devils volition play their archetypal affable of the summertime against Wrexham connected July 18.

Ryerson, meanwhile, volition beryllium aiming to assistance Norway flooded England successful the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup connected Saturday.