Manchester United target has asked to leave Bayern Munich

The player is reportedly not in the plans of Niko Kovac

Manchester United are looking to bolster their squad in the transfer window after an underwhelming campaign last season, not winning a single silverware. They finished second in the Premier League, 19 points behind Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho prioritized the signing of a holding midfielder this summer and has completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk for a reported fee of £52.5 million. Marouane Fellaini has also signed a contract extension until 2020 after he was heavily linked with a summer exit.

But the Red Devils have been chasing another midfielder and has been linked to host of midfielders which include Bayern Munich midfielder. He has offered to them and the club are reportedly interested in signing him after missing out on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

The Spain International joined the German club from Barcelona for a reported fee of €25 million, signing a four year contract in 2013. He has established himself as an integral part of the team and has won five Bundesliga titles in a row, as well as the DFB-Pokal, the DFL Supercup and the Club World Cup.

He was a regular for the Bundesliga giants during the 2017/2018 campaign, scoring 7 goals and assisting 2 in 32 appearances in all completions.

The 27 year old remains an important player for the club and showed his commitment by signing a four year contract extension last summer. Despite that, he has been heavily linked with a summer exit.