Journalist Claims That Man Utd Are “Looking At” Signing Centre Back Who Is Available For £26M

BACK David Tully Mar 30th 2026 This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Man Utd are “looking at” making a move for Toulouse centre-back Charlie Cresswell, according to journalist Ben Jacobs. Speaking on The United Stand YouTube channel, Jacobs confirmed that the 23-year-old is on the Red Devils’ radar: “One player they really like that’s a new name that I can bring to the mix, is Charlie Cresswell, who used to be at Leeds United, England U21 international.” “Wolfsburg came very close to signing him in January, but they were not able to meet the Toulouse valuation, so he’s still there, he’s playing every week in Ligue 1, and along with a few other names, he’s one of the profiles that Man United are looking at.” What is Cresswell’s asking price? As Jacobs mentioned, Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg failed in their attempts to bring in the defender during the January transfer window. When reporting on the story, The Athletic‘s David Ornstein said the German side were prepared to pay upwards of €25m (£22m) for Cresswell, but Toulouse wanted “in excess” of €30m (£26m). That fee would probably not put off United, but there are still no guarantees that the Manchester club will pursue a centre-half this summer. Man Utd have other priorities Director of Football Jason Wilcox is expected to focus the club’s recruitment on signing a central midfielder, a left winger and a left-back. A centre-back may have been required if Harry Maguire left on a free transfer, but it is now looking likely that the 33-year-old will be given a one-year contract extension. Buy a Maguire 24/25 kit from Classic Football Shirts here. Cresswell may, though, still come back on the club’s radar depending on the fitness of both Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez. The former is still struggling with a back problem that has kept him sidelined since late November, while the latter has found it difficult to stay available over the last two years. Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.