Manchester United is intensifying their summer transfer plans in response to reports that they sent out a scout to compile a thorough report on Giorgio Scalvini and Teun Koopmeiners of Atalanta in advance of a potential summer raid; however, their potential arrival will probably mean the departure of a prominent Red Devils pair.

As new minority stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe aims to make his imprint and get Manchester United blazing on all cylinders once again and back among the English and European elite, the Red Devils are getting ready for what looks to be a busy and perhaps revolutionary summer window.

The British millionaire wants to bring together some of the top power brokers in the industry to assist get those wheels in motion in order to first organise their affairs behind the scenes. Dan Ashworth will become the team’s first-ever sporting director, while Omar Berrada and Jean-Claude Blanc have assumed senior director positions.

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Together, the four of them will stop at nothing to help United return to its former glory, naturally beginning with a complete revamp of their playing roster.

According to rumours circulating, Ratcliffe’s top objective is apparently strengthening the team’s spine, and United plans to add four players this summer.

It’s also said that the Red Devils would try to sign a new right-sided attacker to go along with a new center-half, midfielder, and striker.

In light of this, a story from earlier this week appeared to open the way for a Premier League player valued at £60 million to join United, while a deal for a Portuguese flier was apparently discarded.

But United is wrapping up their list of possible candidates, and according to Italian rumours, they have intensified their pursuit of two of those, the Atalanta combo of Scalvini and Koopmeiners.

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FC Inter News claims to have heard from sources that United sent one of their best scouts to watch a recent Atalanta game against Bologna in order to monitor the progress of the two players.

Both players are having fantastic seasons and are proving to be valuable assets for Gian Piero Gasperini’s team as well as guys who several high-profile teams are interested in signing.

Nevertheless, United is said to have the most serious interest. The scout has been frantically taking notes on the two and is likely aware of their impact on the Bergamo-based team.

Consequently, it has been reported that Ratcliffe is seriously considering matching Atalanta’s asking price for the two players. Scalvini, an Italy defender regarded as one of the best young center-halves in the world of football, is valued at around €50 million (£42.8 million).

Koopmeiners, a midfielder, has a somewhat higher valuation of €60 million (£51.3 million), and the total cost of the two deals might reach €110 million (£94 million).

Liverpool has also been keeping a close eye on the Dutchman in recent months. The former player for AZ Alkmaar is expected to show off his skills when his team plays Liverpool in the Europa League quarterfinals.

The Reds want to send Jurgen Klopp packing, but the biggest threat to their hopes of seeing Liverpool reach the semi-finals and, eventually, the final on Wednesday, May 22, is undoubtedly an overachieving Koopmeiners.

According to the report, United will keep a close watch on both players and will probably be particularly interested in how they perform against Liverpool in that two-leg round of the playoffs.

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It’s said that United will show expensive players Raphael Varane and Casemiro the exit door in order to assist finance their departures.

Both Varane and Casemiro arrived at Old Trafford from Real Madrid; Varane signed a £41 million deal in the summer of 2021, while Casemiro arrived the following year in a deal that is expected to cost up to £70 million.

Ratcliffe is believed to have criticised both of those transactions behind closed doors, believing they are a reflection of United’s recent transfer woes.

With a combined salary of an incredible £440,000 per week, the two’s summer exits will probably pay off much more in terms of money saved on salaries than in terms of transfers, since they would have saved an incredible £22.88 million annually.

Ratcliffe and company will have a lot on their plate this summer in terms of arrivals and departures, but it appears that the two will be let go as the British billionaire tries to move on from the more seasoned players and bring in a pair who fit into the new transfer ethos he is eager to implement at Old Trafford.