Manchester United in talks with Sporting Lisbon for £50m Midfielder, Red Devils fall further behind in race to sign Matthijs de Ligt and more Manchester United Transfer News: July 4, 2019

By Deepungsu Pandit

Modified Jul 04, 2019 16:23 GMT

United have fallen further behind in the race to sign Matthijs de Ligt

#1 Aberdeen sign former Manchester United striker

Former Manchester United striker James Wilson has joined Aberdeen in a 2-year deal. The player spent last season with the Scottish club and scored 4 goals from 32 appearances. The 23-year-old was among a host of players who were released by Manchester United this summer. The player appeared delighted to seal a deal with the club where he had shown flashes of his old form last season. He said

There is a lot of money in football these days and sometimes that can be the deciding factor.

But for me, at this point, the big thing was about being content, comfortable and happy and I am just ready to work for the team I have been integrated to and I look forward to that.

The group of players is brilliant. I really enjoyed working with the staff and everyone behind the scenes. I haven't got a bad word to say, that is why I'm back here.

There were other offers but this was a fairly easy decision for me to make.

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