Manchester United Wonderkid Becomes Borussia Dortmund’s Target, To Replace Jude Bellingham

Previously, Ten Hag decided to release another talented young player, Zidane Iqbal, to FC Utrecht. Based on the Mirror report, the fee incurred by the Dutch club to get Iqbal’s signature was one million pounds.

Iqbal made his debut with the Man United senior team under caretaker manager Ralf Rangnick in the 2021/2022 season which became the capital for him to break through Erik ten Hag’s squad.

The 20-year-old was even selected for MU’s pre-season tour of Asia last summer and went on to feature in five friendlies. Fans were quite impressed with Iqbal’s appearance at that time.

However, the player with Iraqi nationality did not get any minutes to play in all matches in all competitions in 2022/2023. In fact, Man United was playing in four competitions at that time and Ten Hag’s options were quite limited in midfield due to a storm of injuries.

In the January 2023 transfer market, Iqbal has emphasized his desire to try out a loan spell at another club, but in the end he has to wait until the summer to actually make the move.

Quoting from The Athletic, Iqbal completed his medical with FC Utrecht on Monday and has agreed to sign a four-year contract. United have negotiated a significant sell-out clause, although there is no buy-back option on their academy product.