Thursday, March 28, 2024

United to turn from Koulibaly to Maguire, Skriniar

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solkskjaer has identified the centre-back department as the key area that needs strengthening this summer, and the club have long been pursuing Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly to assume a leader’s role in their back line. However, with the Italian side not looking to part ways with the highly rated Senegalese, the price of £90 million seems far too much for United. Reluctant to spend that kind of money on one player, they are now prepared abandon the interest and look elsewhere.

According to the Independent, they are now contemplating Milan Skriniar of Inter Milan and Harry Maguire of Leicester City, both of whom they’ve been linked with before.

Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur has also been considered, but apparently, there are concerns about his age (30). United would prefer a younger player to represent a long-term solution to the problem. Loanee Axel Tuanzebe, who played a vital part in Aston Villa’s run to the Championship play-off final, is also expected to stay at Old Trafford next season.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Veselin Trajkovic


Vesko is a football writer that likes to observe the game for what it is, focusing on teams, players and their roles, formations, tactics, rather than stats. He follows the English Premier League closely, Liverpool FC in particular. His articles have been published on seven different football blogs.

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