Manchester United have joined the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City in pursuing RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, according to reports in the UK.
The France Under 21 international has a release clause of €60m (£52m) and he is likely to be sold when the transfer window reopens due to his contract expiring in 2021.
Supporters on Twitter think signing Upamecano would be a good move by United:
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— Zain⚡️ (@Utd_Zain) April 14, 2020
Omdsss
— Jack (@UTD_JY) April 14, 2020
Jones, Smalling and Rojo are likely to leave this summer
Bailly is hardly fit
I am not suprised by this news
— Lobson (@olobojay) April 14, 2020
Sign this guy?
— Uchenna Joel (@OUchenna11) April 14, 2020
Hope this is true
— RGC (@RGC_BigMouth) April 14, 2020
Jeez?
— F A R Z A A D (@Farzaaddawood) April 14, 2020
Although some don’t see why signing another centre-back would be a priority for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer:
Why do we need a CB ??♂️
— Raj (@shinago) April 14, 2020
Why is a cb priority when we need a striker, cm, rw, cdm? Woodward working his magic?
— Jamie ?? (@LegoHead24) April 14, 2020
bs. man utd won’t sign any CB
— Football Guru (@footyconsultant) April 14, 2020
Fake news , we have Bailly and Tuanzebe
— Collince Ojika (@collinceojika) April 14, 2020
An approach to sign a new centre-half would probably only happen if United offload Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo this summer.
Roma are keen to make Smalling’s loan deal permanent while Estudiantes would like the same to happen with Rojo. Jones’ future has also been called in question in recent weeks so a bid for a young defender to reinforce the backline cannot be ruled out.
