Man Utd lead the race ahead of Arsenal to sign Ousmane Diomande
manchester united supposedly leading the race ahead of Arsenal sign Sporting CP star Ousmane Diomande, according to Caught offside.
It is very common when a coach changes clubs, reports start to appear that he wants to bring some players from the old team to his new club.
It happened when Erik ten Hag He was named the new manager in 2022 and this continued during his time at Old Trafford. The Dutch coach even signed several players he previously worked with.
Now, following the arrival of Ruben Amorim as Sporting CP's new boss, Man Utd have been linked with some of the Lions' stars, including Geovany Quenda and Viktor Gyokeres.
Caught offside They claim that Amorim wants to sign Diomande from Sporting and has already contacted the player to reach an agreement to secure his service.
Diomandé to Manchester United
However, the player has a £67million release clause in his current contract and the price could be a hurdle for United to complete the deal.
The report says Arsenal, Chelsea and city of manchester They are also interested in him, but Man Utd are in pole position in this race due to the connection with Amorim.
Amorim likes to deploy a three-defender system, so he needs adequate depth in this position. Jonny Evans, Victor Lindelof, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martínez and Harry Maguire These are the centre-back options that the Portuguese has at the moment.
However, Evans, Lindelof and Maguire have entered the final year of their respective contracts, while Martínez has been struggling with injury problems of late. On the other hand, Yoro has not played a single minute so far this season after joining the club last summer due to injury problems.
Diomande is a talented player and possesses great potential, so he would be a smart acquisition for the Red Devils if they buy him. However, it will be interesting to see if the record first division He will finally choose to make a concrete approach to sign the Ivory Coast international next year.
