The players the Red Devils have their eye on after being given free reign to spend.
Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward has essentially given new manager Louis van Gaal free reign to spend this summer after stating the club has enough money to break the world record transfer fee.
Gareth Bale currently holds the record after Real Madrid signed the Welshman from Tottenham Hotspur last summer for a colossal £86m, but Woodward says United can break that if they want.
“The reality is that we’re not afraid of spending significant amounts of money in the transfer market,” the CEO was quoted by the Guardian.
“Whether it’s a record or not doesn’t really resonate with us.”
Although the 13-time Premier League champions are unlikely to break the word record fee there are a number of big names on their wishlist and here is a breakdown of who they are and how much they will probably cost.
Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund – £45m
There is a release clause in the German’s contract that means that if Unted were to activate it there is of course nothing Dortmund could do if the player wanted to move, but it’s understood that without Champions League football Reus is currently uninterested.
Source: Manchester Evening News.
Angel di Maria, Real Madrid – £40m
With Madrid having landed both Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez this summer the future of the Argentine at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is in doubt and Louis van Gaal wants more creativity in his midfield.
Source: Mirror.
Arturo Vidal, Juventus – £39m
This box-to-box midfielder has been a target for some time and was thought to be available due to Juve’s financial issues and the fact Antonio Conte recently stepped down as manager, although nothing has been decided as yet.
Source: Independent.
Juan Cuadrado, Fiorentina – £27.7m
Having impressed with both his club and national team Colombia at the 2014 World Cup over the past 12 months, it’s little wonder there is great interest in this South American winger and with van Gaal wanting more potency from out wide Cuadrado could be the ideal addition.
Source: Daily Mail.
Daley Blind, Ajax – £17m
With Patrice Evra having being sold to Turin the only left-back at Old Trafford is new £27m signing Luke Shaw and although the 19-year-old is expected to be first choice, backup for the teenager is needed and Blind is versatile with the ability also to play in defensive midfield.
Source: Daily Express.
Thomas Vermaelen, Arsenal – £10m
There are also issues at centre-back, where the departure of Rio Ferdinand and captain Nemanja Vidic this summer to QPR and Inter Milan respectively has left things a little short at the back and with the ability to also play on the left side of defence Vermaelen could be the ideal option.
Source: Mirror.
Stefan dde Vrij, Feyenoord – £10m
Another central defender now and someone van Gaal knows well having managed the 22-year-old for the Netherlands national team and the future of de Vrij is uncertain after rejecting a move to Lazio this summer.
Source: Mirror.
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