Confirmed : Man Utd’s improved XI if John Murtough signs four free agents for Erik ten Hag
Erik ten Hag has been tasked by Manchester
United to scour the free agent market this
summer. Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
and Ralf Rangnick, the Red Devils have
had a miserable season. However, signing
Galacticos does not appear to be on their
radar as they try to catch up to Manchester
City and Liverpool.
United will only have £100 million
to spend this summer, according to The Sun.
While in years past, that might have been
enough to revamp the squad, the landscape
has altered dramatically, particularly
since the coronavirus outbreak.
As they try to better Manchester City and
Liverpool next season, United will now
look to sign free agents, players who will
be more economical.
Goalkeeper: De Gea
United have seen David De Gea get back to his best this season.
Many were expecting the Spain international to be demoted in the summer, especially given his poor form last term.
Yet De Gea has been consistent this term, with the former Atletico Madrid star an undroppable presence between the sticks.
Dean Henderson is hoping to acquire the No 1 jersey when Ten Hag takes charge at the end of the campaign.
But there’s no guarantee that’ll happen, meaning the England international may end up leaving Old Trafford instead.
Defence: Dalot, Maguire, Varane, Shaw
United paid too much money for Harry
Maguire to jettison their skipper after just
three years at the club.
So it’s feasible that he’ll be lining up
alongside Raphael Varane at the back
next term.
Victor Lindelof has regressed in recent
months, while Phil Jones and Eric Bailly
are primed to leave.
At right-back, Diogo Dalot may continue
to start matches over Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
But, on the opposite side of their defence,
Luke Shaw will likely be first-choice over
Alex Telles when he returns from injury.
Midfield: Fernandes
, Eriksen
This is where we’re going to get creative
.
In our previous article, Christian Eriksen
and Boubacar Kamara were listed as two
potential options for United.
So, in order to accommodate the pair,
it would mean deploying Bruno Fernandes
in a deeper position than he’s usually
occupied at United.
The Portugal international would then
be able to dictate play with Kamara with
Ten Hag helping him do this on the
training ground.
And Eriksen would then slot further
ahead of the duo in the No 10 position.
Forwards: Dybala, Ronaldo, Dembele
Two other potential free agent signings
for United are Paulo Dybala and
Dembele.
Dybala has decided to leave Juventus
for a new challenge, while Dembele’s
long-term future at Barcelona is still
up in the air.
With United admiring both players in
the past, it’s possible they’ll try and
bring them to Old Trafford.
Dybala could go on the right, enabling
him to cut in on his favoured left foot.
And Dembele would then go on the left, with
Cristiano Ronaldo operating down the middle.
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