DONE DEAL: Manchester United and Chelsea target joins European giant

Manchester United and Chelsea target Mehdi Benatia has completed his switch to Bayern Munich from AS Roma on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old central defender was linked with a €30m move to England, with both United and the West London club interested in securing the services of the Moroccan international.

Earlier we reported that the Bundesliga winners had reached an agreement with the Serie A giants for Benatia. Now Bayern have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Roma for the sale of the centre-back to the Allianz Arena outfit.

DONE DEAL: #FCBayern and @OfficialASRoma have agreed the transfer of MEHDI BENATIA (27)! Defensive ace set to sign a 5-year contract.

— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) August 26, 2014