Manchester United are now in pole position to complete the signing of a “fantastic” midfielder in the summer transfer window, having also finally agreed a deal Bryan Mbeumo.
Man Utd agree £71m deal for Mbeumo
After the early-summer signing of Matheus Cunha from Wolves, the Red Devils’ transfer business has stalled a little, with their pursuit of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford not going as smoothly as some hoped.
That said, significant progress now appears to have been made in that respect, with United submitting a third offer for the Cameroonian, which was accepted on Friday.
Mbeumo is exactly what Ruben Amorim is crying out for at Old Trafford, in terms of signing a wide attacker who can provide relentless end product, rather than having hit-and-miss figures such as Antony, Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Jadon Sancho.
United’s summer transfer business needs to continue after they likely get a deal for Mbeumo over the line, though, with more legs needed in midfield, for starters.
Man Utd leading race to sign “fantastic” midfielder
According to a new claim from Stretty News, Manchester United are now leading the race to sign Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand this summer.
While the likes of Juventus, Inter Milan, Arsenal, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona are all name-checked in the report, it is the Red Devils who are the “front-runners” to snap up the 26-year-old.
Hjulmand ticks so many boxes for United, not least the fact that Amorim already knows him well, hailing him as “fantastic” during their time working together in Portugal.
Last season, the Dane averaged 2.6 tackles per game in the Champions League, highlighting his tenacity off the ball, but he also completed 90.7% of his passes in the Primeira Liga, showing that he is also a force in possession.
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Hjulmand would add much-needed legs for United in midfield, at a time when there are continued doubts about the ground that Casemiro can cover at this point in his career.
He is now a 19-cap Denmark international, and has won two Portuguese titles with Sporting, so the Red Devils would be signing an experienced winner who is still at a good age.
