Jerome Boateng – £50m
A world class centre-back with the Champions League and World Cup among his various major honours apparently available on the cheap, Manchester United could be in the running to sign Jerome Boateng for £50million, according to the Manchester Evening News.
The Red Devils would undoubtedly be a much better team next season if they could bring in someone like Boateng and keep Eric Bailly fit, meaning no more Chris Smalling, Phil Jones or Marcos Rojo starting regularly.
United saw rivals Manchester City spend big on new defenders last season as Aymeric Laporte, Kyle Walker, Benjamin Mendy and Danilo all came in, so it’s clear some investment is needed in the red half of Manchester as well.
It may be a big if, but United’s recent record in the transfer market suggests if anyone can do it they can, but bringing in Boateng, Rakitic and Willian would give them a significantly better chance of battling City for the title next season, and for £180m that actually looks reasonable spending in this current market.