INEOS and Manchester United have now reportedly despatched scouts to observe one defensive goal as they start to plot a summer season swoop to safe his signature and ease their Lisandro Martinez harm woes.
Man Utd nonetheless concentrating on defensive additions
After Anthony Elanga ran the size of the pitch earlier than firing dwelling for Nottingham Forest in midweek, it ought to come as no shock that Manchester United are nonetheless looking for defensive reinforcements. Now in April, the Crimson Devils are but to win back-to-back video games within the Premier League and their defensive points in Ruben Amorim‘s 3-4-2-1 system have performed a big half in what has been a disastrous marketing campaign.
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Man Utd’s final 5 Premier League video games |
Date |
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Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man Utd |
01/04/2025 |
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Leicester Metropolis 0-3 Man Utd |
16/03/2025 |
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Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal |
09/03/2025 |
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Man Utd 3-2 Ipswich City |
26/02/2025 |
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Everton 2-2 Man Utd |
22/02/2025 |
It mustn’t go with out saying, nonetheless, that defeat on the Metropolis Floor was United’s first in 5 league video games and Amorim echoed that positivity in his post-match press convention, telling reporters: “It is extra [of] the identical since this season started. So I feel should you take a look at the sport we’re bettering the way in which we play soccer. We’re creating extra possibilities, we’re dominating extra video games.
“However in the long run, when you do not win, you are feeling that and that may be a good factor. So we all know that this season goes to be like that, the momentum. So we proceed to go to the subsequent [game].”
The previous Sporting Membership boss could properly take a look at his aspect’s current run as one thing to construct on earlier than welcoming some key additions. Amongst these already linked with a summer season change to Manchester United contains Oumar Solet. The Udinese centre-back has impressed at occasions this season and now has a queue starting to type for his signature, with United in that queue.
Solet is not the one defender that has caught the attention of these at Previous Trafford, nonetheless, with one other Serie A star rising on INEOS’ reported radar.
Man Utd plotting transfer to signal “excellent” Comuzzo
In response to Caught Offside, INEOS and Manchester United are actually plotting a summer season swoop to signal Pietro Comuzzo from Fiorentina this summer season and have already despatched scouts to observe the 20-year-old in motion. Valued at round €45m (£38m) by the Italian membership, the deal ought to be inside the Crimson Devils’ vary whilst their cost-cutting measures proceed across the membership.
Dubbed “excellent” by soccer expertise scout Jacek Kulig, Comuzzo’s arrival would immediately see the injured Martinez changed subsequent season, earlier than Amorim is handed the last word choice headache when the Argentine completes his eventual return.
