Manchester United want to usher in their very own Virgil van Dijk as a rock to construct their squad round.
There might be loads of enterprise this summer time, too. United significantly wish to overhaul their beginning line-up via the center of the pitch with a brand new centre-back, central midfielder and centre-forward.
On prime of that, United are trying to find a proper winger to interchange the out-of-favour and surely-departing Jadon Sancho, presently on mortgage at Borussia Dortmund.
Barcelona centre-back Ronald Araujo may develop into the primary marquee signing of a brand new period for Manchester United this summer time if the suitable jigsaw items fall into place at each golf equipment.
TEAMtalk write that Marcus Rashford can be inclined any efforts to push him out ought to anybody come knocking with one thing north of £70m of their keen mitts, however that the membership are open to presents for everyone else within the squad in any case.
That’s…apart from Alejandro Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Hojlund, round whom United would look to rebuild the remainder of a new-look squad.
A fleet of names for these roles have been linked with United over the previous few months, however the brand new experiences from Spain insist United will look to revive their long-reported curiosity in Araujo.
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United had been stated to be considering Araujo again in 2021, however after all nothing got here of it again then, with the Uruguayan staying on the Nou Camp as a substitute.
However Barca are actually in a lot the identical place of United as they resist needing to stability the books to fund a whole squad overhaul.
There are two circumstances that might make a transfer occur this time then, supposedly: Barca need 75% of a really substantial £85m switch charge paying up entrance, and so they need first refusal on Bruno Fernandes if United ever resolve to promote him.
Araujo, 25, has made 148 appearances for Barcelona’s first staff since becoming a member of the membership in 2019 and dealing his method up from their B staff.
teamTALK word that new Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe feels Araujo may act as a game-changing totemic determine on the coronary heart of the defence in a lot the identical method Liverpool’s transformation was kickstarted by the arrival of Virgil van Dijk in 2018.
Newcastle United are additionally stated to be considering Araujo.
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