Highly-rated winger Malcolm Ebiowei is alleged to have rejected private advances from Manchester United’s Erik ten Hag and Steve McClaren so as to signal for Crystal Palace.
The 18-year-old is leaving Derby County and is predicted to be unveiled because the Eagles’ first signing of the 2022 summer season switch window shortly.
Ebiowei was courted by a number of of England’s prime sides after breaking into Derby’s first-team throughout the 2021/22 marketing campaign, and The Sun report that Man Utd have been attempting to safe a deal to the bitter finish.
He initially acquired telephone calls from United assistant coach McClaren, who lately hung out at Derby as their technical director. Ten Hag himself then messaged the participant to try to persuade him to head to Old Trafford as an alternative, however didn’t obtain a reply.
Palace have been decided to safe Ebiowei’s signature and sporting director Dougie Freedman even drove the winger to the membership’s London headquarters to thrash out the workings of a deal following three current conferences.
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While Ebiowei seems to have slipped away from Manchester United, 90min understands the membership stay in talks to signal Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona and Antony from Ajax.
Brazil ahead Antony, who’s a left-footed winger that performs from the proper, missed Ajax’s first day of pre-season earlier this week, although new Ajax boss Alfred Schreuder lately insisted he needs to hold the 22-year-old in Amsterdam.