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Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent

Tue 10 March 2026 9:30, UK

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Manchester United and Newcastle United are racing each other to sign Borussia Dortmund right-back Julian Ryerson this summer, sources have told Football Insider.

The Norway international is currently being tracked by both clubs with a view to making a move ahead of next season, and the Old Trafford outfit are understood to be keen to add quality in the full-back areas.

For Newcastle, any move for Ryerson is likely to be dictated by the futures of Tino Livramento and Kieran Trippier, with a new right-back only likely to be on the Magpies’ shopping list if one of that duo departs.

Dortmund are susceptible to selling the 28-year-old, who has 14 assists this season, and that has seen him added to Manchester United’s transfer plans as a result.

What is Borussia Dortmund’s valuation of Julian Ryerson?

Ryerson has been a standout performer for Dortmund in the Bundesliga this season, with only Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise able to better his total of 11 league assists at the moment.

The defender’s impressive tally has come from just 22 Bundesliga appearances, while he has also flourished during his team’s Champions League campaign.

However, that drew to a close last week as they were knocked out in surprise fashion by Atalanta, and it looks set to have significant lasting effects for the German giants.

Bild reported last week that they could stand to lose up to £27million due to their premature exit from the competition, with sales seemingly needed to balance the books.

Ryerson has been put forward by the club hierarchy as a potential exit candidate, and Dortmund are now prepared to move him on ahead of next season, if their £26m valuation is met.

Barcelona have also been credited with an interest in the former Union Berlin man, while a move to the Premier League also appears to be a genuine option for him.

Man United’s Ibrahim Sangare plan revealed

Football Insider revealed on Monday that Ibrahim Sangare is not a top target for Man United in this summer’s transfer window.

The Red Devils are tracking the Nottingham Forest midfielder at the moment, but a deal is only likely to be genuinely pursued ahead of next season if they miss out on their key targets in the early stages of the summer.

The club hierarchy have identified the Ivorian as a player who is capable of moving up to play for one of the Premier League’s elite clubs, and Forest could be forced into selling him if they are relegated.

However, with Sangare not high on the list of options at Old Trafford at the moment, any hopes of a move to United are reliant on things not going to plan for the potential buyers in the first weeks of the summer.