Andy Mitten recently claimed that Man Utd’s search for a midfielder extends beyond England, and a huge transfer splash could be taking shape with a world-class name.
The concrete names linked to Man Utd’s midfielder search have largely been Premier League-based, from Elliot Anderson to Carlos Baleba, and Sandro Tonali to Adam Wharton.
However, Andy Mitten recently claimed that a huge splash for a midfielder in Spain can’t be ruled out.
Those claims could be coming true in the form of a major name that is starting to take concrete shape.
Which former target would be the perfect solution in midfield this summer if we could go back in time?
Man Utd serious in Aurelian Tchouameni sweepstakes
Ineos have focused on PL-based players because they can be trusted to hit the ground running from day one.
However, failing that, largely due to an ungodly amount of asking price, the next best thing is to get a proven superstar in the prime of his career who has handled the pressure of playing at the top.
Enter Aurelien Tchouameni, the Real Madrid superstar who has been one of the best in the world ever since he moved to Madrid.
The Telegraph reports that United are keeping “close tabs” on Tchouameni’s situation as he’s now firmly one of the names on the shortlist, alongside Anderson.
A year ago, Tchouameni would have been an ambitious target, bordering on unrealistic, but Michael Carrick’s miraculous UCL charge has Ineos dreaming.
At 26, the Frenchman is in the same age range as Matheus Cunha, where he will be playing out the best years of his career at Old Trafford.
He has played under the glare of Santiago Bernabeu, so Old Trafford will feel like a cosy home to him.
Furthermore, he’s exactly the all-action midfield presence United have been crying out for, and he ticks the physicality box with gusto.
Tchouameni’s transfer would send a huge statement
With all due respect to Cunha or Bryan Mbeumo, who have transformed United, there has been an unshakeable feeling at Carrington that the club is shopping down.
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Players who join United do so in the knowledge that it is a huge step up, and while that mentality is great, United haven’t truly shopped among the elite for a while.
There have been ill-advised “Galacticos” under Ed Woodward, who joined purely for monetary reasons, but Ineos don’t play that game.
Therefore, if Tchouameni arrives, it would send a huge statement to European football that United’s footballing project is finally starting to attract the very best in the world, from the very best in the world.
It’s exactly the kind of signing that “raises eyebrows”, as Mitten claimed earlier that it would.
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