It’s common knowledge that Manchester United badly need a new signing at centre-back this summer, perhaps even two.
So it’s likely to go down as good news to Red Devils supporters that the club are prepared to pay as much as £100million to bring a new central defender in this summer, according to the Manchester Evening News.
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It remains to be seen who that player will be, with the MEN mentioning Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly as a potential option as the club remain interested in him despite the Senegal international likely to be a difficult signing to attain.
Man Utd have also been linked with other big names in defence who could prove expensive purchases, so setting aside £100m for them certainly sounds like a good plan.
ESPN have previously linked them with Leicester City’s Harry Maguire, though the Sun claim Manchester City are also interested and that he could cost £90m.
The Mirror, meanwhile, have been among the sources to link MUFC with Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt, with the club said to have made a £70m bid for the 19-year-old.
Any one of these defenders would instantly improve Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side a great deal, and should surely be a top priority this summer even if other areas could also do with strengthening.
