Man Utd could be forced to sell before they can buy Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise in the summer, according to reports.
The Red Devils are set for major changes over the summer after Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS completed a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the Premier League club earlier this year.
INEOS are now in charge of the football operation and Ratcliffe wants to see an end to poor recruitment which has seen overpay for big names, rather than recruiting players with potential.
There was a report last week which claimed Ratcliffe had which specified that Man Utd should not be signing players over the age of 25.
A player who fits perfectly into the new recruitment rule is 22-year-old Olise, who has been in sensational form for Crystal Palace when fit this season, contributing 10 goals and six assists in 19 Premier League appearances.
There are rumours that Man Utd could have as little as £35m to spend in the summer and former CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs claims the Red Devils may have to sell before they can buy Olise.
: To do all that business when they re not starting with a big budget this window due to PSR concerns is tricky.
So Michael Olise is a priority target. But he s not necessarily in the number one priority position as of right now, where Manchester United may need to strengthen.
This is why outgoings are going to be important first, because whatever outgoing departs will not only free up space but will make that position more urgent.
Man City and Liverpool could also enter the fray for Olise over the summer transfer window with The Athletic journalist David Ornstein insisting that ideally the Crystal Palace winger is looking for Champions League football.
: I think this is going to be one of the fascinating narratives as the market unfolds because there are of course lots of top players and he’s one of them. Not many of them have release clauses but he does. By all accounts, it’s not extortionate – relatively speaking – for the quality of player that he is.
The journalist added: The key thing here is that in a market of such uncertainty about valuations and especially leading players, to have a player who has a clause and it’s not ludicrous, brings a little bit of clarity to clubs when they’re looking at their budgets and who they might want to target or not.
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Olise has admirers across the game and at the very top level. We’ve seen the links to Manchester United, Manchester City maybe, Chelsea went for him last summer and could very well try again. It wouldn’t surprise you if other top clubs like Liverpool – there have been some online rumours about them – and even Arsenal’s name gets thrown into the hat, the likes of Paris Saint-Germain…the biggest clubs in world football.
