United Add 38M Defender, 50M Rated Centre Back And World Cup Winner To Shortlist Of Transfer Targets

United Add 38M Defender, 50M Rated Centre Back And World Cup Winner To Shortlist Of Transfer Targets

Manchester United are interested in signing a centre-back and they have identified three potential targets, according to the Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst:

The reporter claims the Red Devils are “admirers” of RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano and Real Madrid’s World Cup-winning defender Raphael Varane.

Upamecano, in particular, has been linked with a number of clubs, including Arsenal and Liverpool, and reports in Germany suggest that he is targeting a move to the Premier League in the summer when his €42m (£38m) release clause becomes active.

United have also been keeping a watchful eye on Brighton defender Ben White but his reported £50m price tag could well deter any team from making a bid for the player.

It is believed that United are targeting four players in total but none are expected to arrive in the January transfer window, with the financial impact of the global health crisis still being felt.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.