manchester united They have reportedly registered their interest in signing Bayer Leverkusen star Edmond Tapsoba this summer, according to the Mirror.
After a promising campaign under Erik ten HagBased on last season's forecasts, optimism was high heading into this season as United were thought to progress this season.
However, things have gone completely wrong for the Red Devils, but in the midst of a disappointing campaign, Ten Hag managed to guide his team to the final of the FA Cup.
It has been suggested that United's new minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who will run the football side of Old Trafford, is willing to give Ten Hag time and is planning for next season with the Dutch manager in charge.
The former Ajax boss is reportedly interested in revamping the backline this summer with Man Utd linked with a number of defenders ahead of the next one. transfer window.
Tapsoba to Manchester United
Now, according to the report of the MirrorThe Red Devils have created a list of central defense targets with Jarrad Branthwaite among them, but Tapsoba is also on their radar.
The report further claims that Man Utd's transfer budget is likely to be restricted due to FFP regulations this summer, so they are set to sell some of their star men to raise funds and United are willing to offload up to 12 players. with Harry Maguire, Mark RashfordJadón Sancho and casemiro being among them.
He has been previously suggested that Leverkusen would be forced to sell one of their star men this summer to raise money and sign some new players so they could opt to cash in on Tapsoba.
The defender, valued at around £34 million per Transfer market – has enjoyed a promising spell at the BayArena this season, helping his team win the Bundesliga title. He is a talented player and could be a solid acquisition for Man Utd if they buy him.
However, it will be interesting to see if the record first division The champions finally choose to take a concrete approach to sign the 25-year-old in the next transfer window to strengthen their defensive line.