'Manchester United Emergency!'...Do you miss the priority of recruiting the midfield? "Two super-compete teams participating in the war"→"There's a concrete approach"
Jul 09, 2024
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British Sports Witness reported on the 9th (Korea time) 'Manchester United, Manchester City and Barcelona all want to recruit Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) Manuel Ugarte this summer.
United want to reinforce their midfield this summer. Casemiro, who began to decline in skills, Eriksen, who has poor mobility, and Scott McTominay, who are disappointed as starters, are said to want to reorganize the midfield around promising Kobe Mainu. Along with Manchester United's plan to reinforce the midfield, various players such as Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, João Neves, Western McKennie and Adrian Rabiot were mentioned.
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It was expected that he would play the main role along with the transfer to PSG. French media predicted that Ugarte will build PSG's mainstay with Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha.
Expectations and reality were different. Ugarte, who received many opportunities as a defensive midfielder at the beginning of the season, gradually lost his place due to a performance below expectations. Coach Luis Enrique gradually began to use the midfield method of using Vitinha as a defensive midfielder and placing Zaire-Emery, Lee Kang-in and Fabian Lewis in front of him, and there was no more Ugarte on the starting list.
At the end of the season, Ugarte was placed on the PSG release list, and Manchester United planned to bring Ugarte back and revive him. But a disrupter appeared. Manchester City and Barcelona wanted to recruit Ugarte, complicating Manchester United.
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Both Manchester City and Barcelona are said to want to add power to the midfield this summer. Manchester City are looking for replacements for Calvin Phillips, Matheus Núñez and others along with the possibility of Kevin De Bruyne's departure. Barcelona also wants a midfielder to replace Oriolomeu in the third term.
Barcelona at financial risk may not be a big deal, but Manchester City are different. Manchester United, which is known to have a limited amount of money available in the transfer market this summer, is likely to be pushed back if it competes with Manchester City for a transfer fee.
An obstacle appeared in Manchester United's step approaching Ugarte. If Manchester City is quickly prevented from being active and fails to pursue recruitment, Manchester United's transfer market plans could also be twisted this summer.
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