Cash please.
I don't know much about Malen. He's not a regular in the Dutch team right?
I suppose this is more a question for the transfer forum. I dont think Malen is a starter for the Netherlands. Also, this was Dortmund fan
@do.ob's view of Malen back in September:
I think he can get regular starts at Dortmund (especially since competition is rather weak on the wings at the moment), but unless he starts scoring like a mad man I don't think he has the overall impact to be a star player. His passing is mediocre and his dribbling mostly consists of little body faints followed by a burst of speed, rather than genuine high class dribbling skills. I also don't think he has the kind of composure that allows players to be very effective with (seemingly) simple moves.
Malen does have a knack of scoring goals, which is of course the most serious gap United have right now. But you'd have to wonder if he'd be able to get into goalscoring positions enough in the EPL - especially if he's brought in mid-year to have an instant impact, and probably would rather need some time to acclimatize.
I suppose if would make some sense for United though, since the squad is clearly short on RW (assuming Rashford is still rather preferred for LW, competing with Garnacho). So Malen could provide better backup on RW for Antony. I don't think he's of the quality United should aim for though.
I'd rather wonder about Dortmund's motivation to get rid of Malen actually. He's having a pretty ok season, so why replace that known quantity with a gamble? (Cause who knows what Sancho will be like when he's back, or whether he fits Dortmund's current style.) It would make more sense if Malen stayed and Sancho would compete with him.
But then bringing Malen into Sancho's possible transfer to Dortmund might be a false rumour anyway. I get the impression that United get linked to every Dutch player under the sun under Ten Hag. I suppose most of that is entirely made up by transfer agents or poor journalists.