The clock is already ticking.
Manchester United and Tottenham circle Yann Bisseck, but the race feels tilted toward Old Trafford.
Inter, bruised by a season of near-misses and an early Club World Cup exit, are open to sales; the 24-year-old centre-back is understood to be attainable for around £35m according to Italian source La Repubblica.
Bisseck’s arc is compelling: a German international who chose Milan over the safer road, then forced his way into Simone Inzaghi’s plans as Inter surged to a Champions League final. Pace, reach, calm. A three-at-the-back education.
Mirror this with United’s need. You’ve watched late leads wobble, aerial duels lost, a back line patched weekly. Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelöf have departed; numbers are thin. Ruben Amorim wants aggression, height, and comfort in build-up. Bisseck ticks those boxes and more.
Spurs admire the profile, yet their depth at centre-half lowers urgency. Everton and West Ham lurk, but finances and the absence of Europe narrow the field.
United aren’t in Europe either, but wages, scale, and the project still sell; the badge remains a magnet while the offer lasts.
There’s risk, of course. Serie A timing to Premier League tempo is a jump. But value lives in the gap between potential and price, and £35m for a 24-year-old tailored to a back three is limited-time logic.
If United hurry, this is clean business: a defender for a manager’s blueprint, and a fanbase desperate for purpose at the back.
It simply fits the moment.