Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United's director of football John Murtough is said to be on the 'verge' of completing his first signing since his appointment.
Murtough will liaise with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer regarding recruitment this summer ‘to ensure that the first team has the best-in-class operations support it needs to succeed’ and it seems he's identified goalkeeper Tom Heaton as his first addition.
The Telegraph report Murtough is close to signing Aston Villa's Heaton, looking to act swiftly in the transfer market, which is unlike the outgoing Ed Woodward who preferred to conduct United's business towards the latter stages of each window.
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