According to an Italian media Calciomercato, manchester united is one of the clubs interested in signing Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana during the next season transfer window.
The Red Devils are looking for a new holding midfielder with the inconsistent performances of casemiro and Sofyan Amrabat. Casemiro has been hampered by several injuries this campaign and the Brazilian star does not appear to be in the best of shape after a brilliant debut season with the club last season.
Amrabat was expected to make a big impact following his season-long loan from Fiorentina at the start of the season, but has spent most of his time on the bench. Man United will want to invest in the number 6 position this summer and Calciomercato They claim that they are in the fight to get Fofana from Monaco.
The source claims that AC Milan are also interested in his services, but face strong competition from the English top flight. united and western ham are mentioned as the equipment to take into account. Monaco are unlikely to block Fofana's departure for that long and look set to approve his sale for £26m.
Quality midfielder
United have seen the advancement of Kobbie Mainoo in midfield this season, but are missing a good defensive partner alongside him. Casemiro has been in and out of the lineup amid his injury problems. Whenever he has played this campaign, he has not been convincing and could be past his prime.
Fofana would be a quality signing for the Red Devils and could be considered as a replacement for the Brazilian. He has similar attributes to the previous one. real Madrid man. He is strong in tackles and duels like Casemiro. The Frenchman is excellent at following up and has done 7.3 recoveries per league match.
With the huge prices of recent years, £26m seems like a bargain fee for a player at the peak of his career at Monaco. He may need some time to adjust to the increased intensity of first division football and could become a key player for United in no time.
