How Manchester United signed Marcel Sabitzer in under 12 hours
Marcel Sabitzer has finalized his transfer to Manchester United, who only made an enquiry about the Bayern Munich midfielder late on Tuesday morning.
Manchester United merely contacted Bayern Munich on the day before the deadline to finalize the signing of Marcel Sabitzer.
At 12.10 a.m., United confirmed the loan signing of Sabitzer from Bayern Munich, having filed a transaction document before the 11 p.m. deadline on Tuesday.
The team has no obligation or option to purchase the 28-year-old, who is under contract with Bayern Munich until 2025.
To compensate for Christian Eriksen’s absence until late April, United believe they have recruited the best attacking midfielder available on a short-term basis in Austria international Sabitzer.
United rushed quickly to bring in a replacement once the diagnosis of Eriksen’s injury became clearer in the final 24 hours of the transfer window.
According to sources, Sabizter was eager to join United because he was pleased about the prospect. What has been termed as a “surgical transaction” was completed in 12 hours.
Sabitzer’s frenetic attitude and versatility in a variety of attacking areas were familiar to United’s scouting department from his seven years with RB Leipzig, a club known for their ferocity.
United are pleased with their winter transfer window performance after promptly replacing Cristiano Ronaldo with Wout Weghorst, whose contract was completed on January 13.
Newcastle’s recall of Martin Dubravka triggered a reactive move for Crystal Palace’s Jack Butland, which was completed in five days at the start of the month.
How Manchester United signed Marcel Sabitzer in under 12 hours
