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INEOS imagine they’ll afford to signal “excellent” Shaw alternative for Man Utd

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Amid Luke Shaw’s continued damage struggles, reviews have now indicated that INEOS can afford to signal one explicit defender who’d substitute the England worldwide.

Man Utd switch information

Shaw’s damage struggles are hardly new. The left-back has struggled to keep away from spells on the sideline for quite a few years and this season has to date been no totally different. After working his method again to health to play a component for England at Euro 2024, Shaw returned to Manchester United with an damage blow, leaving Erik ten Hag with no alternative however to show to Diogo Dalot.

It is an issue that the Pink Devils should remedy and one which many round Previous Trafford may again them to do after the summer time that they’ve simply loved. In Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s first summer time on the helm alongside sporting director Dan Ashworth, Manchester United ticked each field within the switch market. Matthijs de Ligt, Manuel Ugarte, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee all arrived to strengthen Ten Hag’s facet.

Now, when 2025 arrives, Ratcliffe and Ashworth might effectively flip their consideration in direction of lastly changing Shaw and welcoming a dependable possibility in his place at Previous Trafford.

In accordance with reviews in Spain, INEOS can afford to signal Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth in 2025 for Manchester United in a transfer that may see the Pink Devils beat Liverpool and Chelsea to the Hungarian’s signature.

This comes although the Cherries are but to set their worth, maybe highlighting Ratcliffe’s riches in abundance. Having signed Kerkez for a reported £15.5m final summer time, it can actually be attention-grabbing to see simply how a lot Bournemouth demand for his or her left-back subsequent 12 months.

At 20 years previous, Kerkez suits the calibre of participant that INEOS favor to signal and one that may ease Ten Hag’s left-back woes as soon as and for all.

“Very good” Kerkez would remedy Man Utd’s left-back drawback

By the 2025/26 marketing campaign, Manchester United might area a wholly new again 4 to the one which Ten Hag simply had at his disposal final season in the event that they signal Kerkez. The Hungarian would be part of De Ligt, Yoro and Mazraoui in fairly the rebuild that would wish to pay dividends at Previous Trafford. Placing an finish to their left-back troubles, the 20-year-old is able to replicating Shaw’s high quality.

Premier League stats 23/24 P90 (through FBref)

Milos Kerkez

Luke Shaw

Progressive Carries

2.10

0.93

Tackles Gained

1.19

0.75

Ball Recoveries

4.25

5.51

Interceptions

0.91

0.56

Already outperforming the Manchester United man, Kerkez ought to solely step issues up even additional in his second season within the Premier League, probably growing his price ticket forward of subsequent summer time because of this.

The Bournemouth left-back has been incomes excessive reward for a while, even earlier than his time on the Cherries, with Soccer Expertise Scout’s Jacek Kulig dubbing him “excellent” again in 2022.

Now, he is deservedly attracting curiosity from the very prime of the Premier League to doubtlessly drive him into the largest choice of his profession to date in 2025 in what United will hope ends in a transfer to Previous Trafford.