{"id":287532,"date":"2023-08-23T10:35:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T10:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287532"},"modified":"2023-08-23T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T10:35:38","slug":"jean-clair-todibo-is-closing-in-on-a-34m-move-to-man-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/jean-clair-todibo-is-closing-in-on-a-34m-move-to-man-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean-Clair Todibo &apos;is closing in on a \u00a334m move to Man United&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Jean-Clair Todibo &#8216;is closing in on a \u00a334m move to Man United&#8217; according to a report in France&#8230; with the Nice defender &#8216;wanted&#8217; despite Harry Maguire staying at Old Trafford<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Nice defender\u00a0Jean-Clair Todibo is reportedly close to joining Man United<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The move would happen despite Harry Maguire remaining at Old Trafford\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>WATCH: &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217; &#8211; Episode 2 &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s brand new football show<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo is closing in on a \u00a334million move to Manchester United, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have been in the market for a new centre-back this summer despite uncertainty over Harry Maguire&#8217;s future at the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maguire was set to join Premier League rivals West Ham in a \u00a330m deal but the deal collapsed as he is said to have wanted a pay-off of around \u00a37m to leave United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The England international&#8217;s departure looks to be no closer and remains likely to stay, but according to L&#8217;Equipe via Get Football, Todibo&#8217;s move to the Red Devils is &#8216;in sight&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Unites were keen on Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard but he has reportedly turned down the move in favour of joining Inter Milan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/10\/74631351-0-image-a-17_1692782241090.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo is reportedly closing in on a \u00a334million move to Man United<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/10\/74631275-0-image-a-2_1692781792250.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The move would happen despite Harry Maguire remaining at Old Trafford this season\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Todibo endured a difficult start to senior football with unsuccessful spells at Barcelona, Schalke and Benfica.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the 23-year-old has found his feet back in France with Nice and earned his first international call-up for France in March.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His contract with the Ligue 1 side expires in 2027 but the opportunity to join the Premier League could be difficult to turn down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nice vice-captain named United defender Raphael Varane as one of his inspirations when speaking about his future last season.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For the coach to have a clear idea of my personality, I have to be as natural as possible,&#8217; Todibo said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My journey, I&#8217;ve known it for a while and I&#8217;ve lived it, with good periods and a little less good. I only think about performing and bringing as much as possible to the group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am inspired by Thiago Silva and Van Dijk, they are the ones I watch the most. I was also inspired by Varane.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am under contract with Nice until 2027. I don&#8217;t know if the right choice would be to go elsewhere. This is not the time to think about it. 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