€40m bid? – Man United eye Waldemar Anton | OneFootball

With the German national team, Waldemar Anton landed in Chicago on Tuesday and in the USA entered the final phase of preparations for the 2026 World Cup. Because Jonathan Tah and Nico Schlotterbeck are the preferred center-backs of Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann, and Antonio Rüdiger is also there as competition, the Borussia Dortmund professional is unlikely to get too much playing time. Regardless, Anton apparently finds himself on the radar of a top club.

As the Mirror reports, Manchester United have watched Anton several times and evidently liked what they saw. Because Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt can only be counted on to a limited extent after long injury layoffs, Man United are planning to sign a high-profile center-back for the new season and are apparently considering Anton in that context.

According to the Mirror, the Red Devils are considering making an offer of £35 million, the equivalent of around €40 million, which could certainly give those in charge at Dortmund food for thought.

Selling Anton would be lucrative, but also risky

Anton is an undisputed starter in BVB’s defense and is increasingly on his way to becoming a leader, but the 12-time senior international will also turn 30 in July. Selling the defender, who was prised away from VfB Stuttgart in 2024 via a €22.5 million release clause, for nearly double that amount is unlikely to be possible much longer in the future.

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Because of the uncertainty surrounding Schlotterbeck in particular, who can still make use of an exit clause until mid-July, it would nevertheless be quite a major risk for Borussia to let Anton go at this point. In the worst-case scenario, BVB could then find themselves in a few weeks without their previous first-choice center-back pairing, especially since Niklas Süle (retirement) will no longer be available as a backup either.

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