Based on Spanish outlet Fichajes, Manchester United have their eye on signing Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana as a successor for Casemiro this summer time.
The Purple Devils have had a mean marketing campaign within the English top-flight and they’re at present positioned sixth within the desk, 8 factors behind the ultimate Champions League spot. They’ve lacked management in midfield for many of the marketing campaign and Casemiro has seemed previous his prime together with his tendency to lose possession in key conditions.
Fichajes now declare that Man United are lining up Fofana as a substitute for Casemiro. He’s the popular alternative of supervisor Erik ten Hag. The supply report that Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus may additionally compete for the signature of the Frenchman, who could possibly be offered for £26 million throughout this summer time’s switch window.
Prime-class
Fofana has been linked with a transfer to the Premier League for some time period. Nottingham Forest and Fulham had been within the combine to land his signature final summer time, however the Frenchman clearly most well-liked to remain at Monaco than becoming a member of both of them. He’s eyeing a much bigger problem and United could possibly be his subsequent vacation spot this summer time.
United have to clean up their midfield forward of subsequent season and the likes of Casemiro, Sofyan Amrabat and presumably Scott McTominay could possibly be offloaded within the subsequent switch window. Fofana could be a top-class signing for the Purple Devils as he’s solely 25 years of age and has been one in every of Ligue 1’s finest holding midfielders in latest campaigns.
He has been good together with his tackling, potential to win duels and making ball recoveries. The midfielder can be blessed with a very good bodily presence and could be a very good substitute for Casemiro, who has been injury-prone and proven indicators of decline in his 2nd season at United. Signing Fofana for £26 million could possibly be seen as a cut price within the present switch market.
