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Manchester United are reportedly not willing to take anything less than £7m to offload midfielder Hannibal Mejbri this summer.
Hannibal has entered the final year of his contract with United and is believed to be one of the players United are open to selling in their bid to generate funds to bankroll incomings.
The Red Devils forked out around £8million to secure Hannibal’s services from AS Monaco in 2019. The player showed great promise in the academy but has found the step-up to senior football at Old Trafford slightly more difficult.
He had a fruitful loan spell in the Championship with Birmingham City during the 2022/23 campaign as he made 41 appearances for the Blues.
However, last term, Hannibal’s career progress was hampered by a disastrous loan move to Spain with Sevilla. He quickly fell out of favour at Sevilla, with then-manager Quique Sanchez Flores often overlooking him. At the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, the Tunisia international played only six times.
A recent report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that Scottish giants Rangers were in advanced negotiations to land Hannibal.
This is after Rangers boss Philippe Clément was left impressed by the player’s performance when the two sides met earlier this month in a pre-season clash at Murrayfield Stadium.
TEAMtalk have confirmed Rangers’ interest in Hannibal but insist that both teams need to make concessions if they’re keen on getting a deal over the line.
According the news outlet, “TEAMtalk can reveal United and Rangers are in talks over signing Hannibal but the latter are seeking a loan deal, with the possibility of buying him at the end of that.”
“The Red Devils, however, want to secure a permanent exit for the 5ft 10 in player, who has also been linked with a move to Copenhagen.”
“Our sources understand that negotiations between the two British teams have been positive but Rangers are unlikely to go as high as the £7m minimum United want for him.”
It’s understood that unless both Rangers and United demonstrate a willingness to compromise, “a possible deal could collapse.”
Erik ten Hag’s side have no desire to lose the 21-year-old for nothing in 12 months and therefore, it’s in their best interests to attempt and reach middle ground with Rangers over a transfer fee that works for all concerned parties.
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