Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournamentsManchester United's new director of football John Murtough is on the verge of completing his first transfer since joining the club. Former transfer chief Ed Woodward, who will be leaving the club at the end of the season, usually preferred to do his business towards the end of the window. Instead, the former United academy graduate is on the verge of re-signing for his first club as a third-choice keeper. Sergio Romero is set to be moved on at the end of the season, with Heaton his direct replacement. Heaton was pushed down the Villa pecking order when they signed Emiliano Martinez from Arsenal last summer.

Source: Express May 11, 2021 11:58 UTC