Man Utd 'working on shock deal to sign world-class Bundesliga star' who could transform the side

Manchester United are reportedly working on a surprise deal to sign a current Bundesliga star.

United shopped in Germany over the summer, bringing in defenders Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich for a combined fee of over £60 million.

Erik ten Hag's side made a series of other signings, including Manuel Ugarte from PSG and wonderkid centre-back Leny Yoro from Lille.

But the signings didn't have a major impact in the early weeks of the season, with United having their worst start to a Premier League season since 1989.

A 2-1 win over Brentford followed last weekend, with De Ligt in particular praised for his performance.

Now, United and INEOS are already looking ahead to the upcoming transfer windows - and have reportedly identified their preferred star signing.

According to Sky Sports Germany's Florian Plettenburg, Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies has been added to the club's list of transfer targets.

🚨🆕 Alphonso #Davies is one of Manchester United’s desired transfer targets for the upcoming summer ✔️

▫️The Red Devils have already gathered information, but they don’t consider their chances to be very high / #MUFC

▫️The 23-year-old left-back is in improving form. Currently,… pic.twitter.com/z4XUSRtSK2

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) October 15, 2024

The Canada international has long been linked with a move to Real Madrid, but Los Blancos instead pursued the signing of Kylian Mbappe for last summer.

Davies' contract at Bayern expires next summer - meaning United could open talks to sign him on a pre-contract in January - with reports claiming that talks over a new deal with the Bavarians are on hold currently.

He joined Bayern from Vancouver Whitecaps in 2018 and has made over 200 appearances for the club.

The 23-year-old was signed as a winger before being converted to left-back by then manager Niko Kovac amid an injury crisis in that position.

Ten Hag's side are in desperate need of a left-back amid Luke Shaw's ongoing injury issues.

Tyrell Malacia has also been out of action for over a year with a knee injury, and is still yet to return to competition.

Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot can play on the left side of defence but are naturally right-footed.