Manchester United pushing for first summer signing, with bid made: report

Manchester United have made a bid for their first signing of the summer, as transfer business begins.

The future of Erik ten Hag is still unclear with owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe having already assembled the rest of his backroom staff. Moves for Omar Berrada from rivals Manchester City, Jason Wilcox from Southampton and the long-protracted saga for Newcastle United’s Dan Ashworth have been well-publicised.

And despite the managerial position still uncertain, players are already being targeted, with perhaps the first bid of the window from Manchester United. 

The Express reports that a £51 million bid for Benfica wonderkid Joao Neves has been tabled, and ultimately, rejected.