United also beat Real Madrid in the race to sign highly rated French defender Leny Yoro from Ligue 1 side Lille for an initial fee of £52.18m.
However, Ten Hag has already been dealt an early blow after summer signing Leny Yoro picked up an injury in pre-season against Arsenal in the United States.
Yoro has since had successful surgery on a foot injury and the 18-year-old United defender is expected to be out of action for three months.
United are still expected to make more signings this summer before the window shuts, despite the start of the 2024-25 season being right around the corner.
Romano provides Man Utd transfer update
Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Manchester United are still in hot pursuit of Bayern Munich duo Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.
Erik ten Hag worked with both Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui at Ajax and the Bayern Munich defenders have been heavily linked with a move to United.
The United boss is keen to reinforce his centre-back options after Leny Yoro’s injury, with De Ligt seen as a preferred target ahead of Everton star Jarrad Branthwaite.
Noussair Mazraoui was linked with West Ham and the Hammers had agreed a fee to sign the Bayern full-back before a move to the London club collapsed.
Speaking to GiveMeSport, Romano said: “The negotiation is ongoing between Manchester United and Bayern, and they [United] already had a bid rejected, but they are increasingly confident because they have an agreement with both players, for a five-year contract plus option for both of them, and they absolutely want to join Manchester United.
“De Ligt has been waiting since June, and Mazraoui’s agreement was reached in July, so both players are giving total priority to Manchester United.”
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