Man Utd set cut-price Tyrell Malacia transfer fee for Celtic as Ruben Amorim exchange sparks desperate PSR plan
Celtic have been told the bargain price Manchester United would accept for out of favour full back Tyrell Malacia.
The Scottish Premiership champions has been on the hunt for left-back Malacia in the winter window after failing to get bring Kieran Tierney in early from Arsenal despite having a pre-contract agreement in place.
And after Greg Taylor's departure for PAOK it's a similar story for Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers as he looks for a left-back with towering Dutch defender Justin de Haas reportedly on agenda with Famalicao holding a £3million valuation.
But Malacia now appears to be available for a similar fee after PSV Eindhoven - who the Dutch international joined over the Hoops - failed to trigger an option to buy in the 25-year-old's deal.
before reporting for pre-season training to allow the defender to search for a new club.
Malacia signed from Feyenoord for around £13million four years ago but has struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford.
The Manchester Evening News has revealed that signed a four-year contract at Old Trafford back in 2022, United need to sell him for £3.22million to avoid a loss under the profit and sustainability rules (PSR) with the club willing to accept a lowball bid as they are "unlikely to inundated with offers."
There appears to be little way back for Malacia at the Red Devils following a public back and forth with boss Ruben Amorim.
In January - shortly before his exit for the Eredvisie -Amorim admitted he didn't believe the full-back could fit into his system.
He said: "A player like him is a full-back. He played with the national team outside and inside, but sometimes in this system, sometimes it's hard for him because he's not so offensive.
"He can play as one of the three defenders, if we have more possession and more control of the games. It's a really difficult context for him."
And just days later after returning to the Netherlands - where he came through the youth ranks at Feyenoord - Malacia took a cheeky dig back declaring he was "finally playing good football again."
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