Old Trafford chief executive Ed Woodward to meet Bayern

Apr 9, 2014
Old Trafford chief executive Ed
Woodward plans to talk to Bayern
Munich about a deal for the midfielder
during the Champions League quarter-
final clash on Wednesday
By Paul Clennam
Manchester United will test the water over a
€48.5 million summer move for Toni Kroos
when they face Bayern Munich at the Allianz
Arena on Wednesday.
United executive vice-chairman Ed
Woodward will be in Munich for the
Champions League quarter-final clash and
plans to discuss a potential deal for the
Bayern midfielder with the German club.
Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz
Rummenigge insists Kroos will not be sold
this summer but the 24-year-old is David
Moyes’ top target to strengthen his midfield
at the end of the season.
United are willing to more than double Kroos'
wages to around €242,000-a-week and the
Germany international has stalled over a
new deal at Bayern, with his contract set to
expire in 2015.
United believe an offer worth around €48.5m
will be too much for Bayern to turn down
given the player could leave on a free
transfer at the end of his contract.
They are yet to open dialogue with Bayern
directly over a potential deal but that is
expected to change on Wednesday night
when they test the waters with the German
giants for the first time.
Moyes has personally led United's attempts
to sign Kroos in recent month, with United
going on a charm offensive with the
playmaker and his representatives to
convince him to move to Old Trafford.
United are wary that Kroos could be using
them as a bargaining tool to generate a
better contract offer from Bayern, who want
to keep him at the club.
Rummenigge insisted this week that Kroos
will not be sold under any circumstances this
summer, telling reporters: "I can promise you
that Toni will play for Bayern next season."
United, however, believe Kroos holds a
genuine interest in moving to the Premier
League giants, despite a disappointing first
season for Moyes which sees the club
seventh in the table and all but certain to
miss out on a place in next season’s
Champions League.
Kroos, a certainty for Germany’s World Cup
squad, has made 43 appearances for Bayern
in all competitions under Pep Guardiola this
season, scoring three goals and providing
nine assists.
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