Manchester United have made a surprise enquiry about former Manchester City winger Leroy Sane’s availability as boss Erik ten Hag continues to assess his attacking options.
Sane hasn’t had the smoothest of times since returning to Germany in 2020 to join Bayern Munich. And the arrival this summer of Sadio Mane from Liverpool has raised questions about how much playing time he will get this season.
The 26-year-old only started 22 Bundesliga games for Bayern last season and Mane’s transfer is likely to impact his opportunities even further. Ten Hag is understood to be happy with the idea of Marcus Rashford and Jason Sancho either side of Anthony Martial in attack going into the season.
But he is still hoping to bolster his options and Sane’s situation at Bayern means he’s a player of interest. Ten Hag has been looking at a move for Ajax winger Anthony but the Dutch giants do not want to lose another big name to United having already seen Ten Hag and Lisandro Martinez make their way to the north-west.
And while they could still get a deal for Anthony over the line, other options including Sane are being considered. Sane’s Premier League experience means he would take little acclimatising back to the top flight and, of course, the fact he’s a four-time title winner — twice with City and twice with Bayern — is also appealing.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has also been linked with Sane and is a known admirer of the player.
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Ten Hag wants United to make as many as five signings this summer but the club have so far only delivered three. Asked if he would have liked more before his side's Premier League opener against Brighton, the Dutchman said: "That would be a good situation. But I have a squad and I'm happy with the squad.
"The current squad, they make good progress. I'm happy with the signings until now. We just don't need any player, you need the right players and that's the point where we're working all together."
He added: It's about the right players and there are many but I cannot give comments about a player who is under contract in another club. When we have news, we will bring it. You work with the current squad and then you develop players who are in your current squad. In this moment, there are players in that position and they perform really well."
