Shocking news>>michael olise has agreed personal terms with man utd

Michael Olise has ticked enough of the INEOS boxes to become their only ‘approved’ summer target thus far. The new part-owners of Manchester United have reportedly put £60m of their transfer kitty aside for the Crystal Palace star, who is a boyhood Red Devils fan and is said to prefer a move to United over Liverpool, Chelsea or whoever else may be chasing his signature this summer.

It all sounds fairly straightforward for Olise to head to Old Trafford, but rarely is when it comes to United, and we’ve come up with five reasons why what looks like a smart move won’t actually come to pass.

Omar Berrada will be the new CEO, Dan Ashworth looks to become the sporting director, or take up a similar position of a different name, and United have also been in talks with Southampton’s Jason Wilcox over taking on a senior recruitment role at Old Trafford

Berrada has been confirmed, Ashworth’s appointment is said to be ‘a matter if time’ and even if they don’t get Wilcox, there’s at least a desire to hire a renowned operator for that chief recruitment position. But the structure isn’t in place yet, and even if we assume it’s all sorted by the time the transfer window opens, we don’t know how smoothly it will run initially, or how many of their rivals have been whispering sweet nothings in Olise’s ears by the time those transfer chiefs are in situ.

There’s also the small matter of who will be the next Manchester United manager. Erik ten Hag is Erik ten Toast, and though it appears that in this structure a new manager will have minimal say in the signings – certainly initially – selecting someone to coach and run the team will presumably be significantly higher on the list of priorities for the CEO and directors than buying a new right winger.