Manchester United are still in the market for another centre-back, a midfielder and a right-back this summer, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Red Devils have already completed the signings of Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro from Bologna and Lille respectively. The duo arrived at Old Trafford for a combined fee of £88.5 million, and it’s understood that United may have perhaps taken their foot off the gas with regard to incomings until they sanction a significant sale.
However, Romano has revealed that the club’s hierarchy want to strengthen in at least three more areas before the transfer deadline later this month. Matthijs de Ligt remains the priority in the centre of defence, with the Dutchman waiting for United to agree a deal with Bayern Munich, while Noussair Mazraoui could fill the right-back quota and a midfielder also remains on the agenda.
Having finished eighth last season, their lowest finish since 1990, United’s new ownership group are desperate to provide Erik ten Hag with the neccessary tools to improve next campaign and perhaps launch an assault on a place in the top four. The acquisitions of Zirkzee and Yoro represented an encouraging start in the Manchester side’s market activities, but Ten Hag will feel more needs to be done to bolster his ensemble.
Writing in his Daily Briefing, transfer journalist Romano claimed that the club are in the market for strengthening at least three specific areas:
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