Dayot Upamecano to Manchester United: RB Leipzig send message amid latest transfer rumours

Tom Doyle31 August 2020

Part of the fun of the summer transfer window is seeing how a huge story plays out across social media.

Dayot Upamecano's future has been the subject of much speculation over the past year, with the 21-year-old centre-back's impressive performances for RB Leipzig marking him out as a potential star of the future.

Upamecano seemingly put lingering transfer rumours to rest at the end of July by signing a new deal with Leipzig, but that contract extension was arguably as much about the defender's club protecting their investment as it was about the Under-21 France international staying in Leipzig long-term.

The centre-back has been linked with the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City in the past, but the latest reports from ESPN suggest Manchester United are looking to secure Upamecano as a long-term partner to Harry Maguire.

Standard Sport understands United are on the verge of sealing a £40million move for Ajax playmaker Donny van de Beek, while reports of a follow-up deal for Upamecano would be a further boost to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's plans for 2020/21.

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With speculation over Upamecano's future rife, Uefa's Champions League Twitter account posted highlights of the defender's impressive performance in Leipzig's 2-1 quarter-final victory against Atletico Madrid.

Leipzig duly quote-tweeted the video, with the accompanying message: "That's our centre back" with a starry-eyed emoji.

While Leipzig are entirely within their rights to post gushing messages about their own players, Leipzig also posted an earlier photo of their young centre-back in preseason training with the caption: "Exciting week ahead!"

Absolutely none of this suggests United are going to sign Upamecano this week, mind - but get used to seeing much, much more of Dayot Upamecano on your Twitter timelines at this rate.

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