3) Christian Eriksen
Another world class attacking midfielder linked with United, ESPN listed Christian Eriksen as one of the club’s targets alongside Maddison to replace Paul Pogba if he leaves.
The Denmark international has been a joy to watch in recent years in the Premier League and seems absolutely ideal to help take this MUFC squad forward.
It might be an ambitious deal and a centre-back is more of a priority, but we’re placing Eriksen pretty high on our rankings – a superb buy if United can somehow pull it off.
2) Kalidou Koulibaly
One of the very finest defenders in the world right now, Kalidou Koulibaly could have a Virgil van Dijk-like effect on Man Utd next season if they could get their hands on him.
According to Corriere dello Sport, as translated by the Sun, the Red Devils have tried a big-money bid and seen it rejected by Napoli, so this is not going to be an easy one to pull off.
Still, it might be worth trying a bigger offer, as, apart from the next guy on our list, we can’t think of a more important signing United could make this summer.
1) Matthijs de Ligt
This one may well be out of reach by now, but as long as there’s still a glimmer of hope, United should do all they can to win the race for Matthijs de Ligt.
The latest is that Barcelona have agreed a £67m transfer fee with Ajax for the 19-year-old, who is seemingly still making up his mind about where to go next.
? DE LIGT-BARÇA, 75 MILIONS ?? @orioldomenech:
? "La xifra ja està acordada i és el que el Barça pagarà si De Ligt decideix venir. L'acord entre els dos clubs és total"
? "Si ve al Barça, dubto que ho anunciïn al mes de juny. Ho anunciaran al juliol"#ClubMitjanit pic.twitter.com/GeUMqhszlD
— Club de la Mitjanit (@ClubMitjanit) June 10, 2019
The Independent, meanwhile, have claimed PSG look likely to beat United and Barcelona to De Ligt’s signature, and it’s clear he could strengthen pretty much any team in the world right now.
If United can land De Ligt, however, it could be an important first step to helping the club get back to the top, with the Netherlands international capable of being a star for them for the next decade or more, whilst also immediately giving them a major upgrade on their current crop of central defenders.
It may be a fading dream at this point, but a dream signing nevertheless, and top of our list of rankings.
