manchester united They are supposedly in a battle with Arsenal on a deal to sign Sporting CP star Morten Hjulmand, according to Caught offside.
Following the departure of Scott McTominay to Napoli this summer, the Red Devils decided to strengthen the midfield department by signing Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain.
However, they are expected to look for new midfielders again next year as Christian Eriksen has entered the final year of his current contract and is likely to leave the club at the end of this season.
Besides, casemiro He has had difficulty showing his best in recent times, so it has been suggested that Erik ten HagThe team is open to letting him leave the club.
Now, Caught offside claims that Man Utd have identified Hjulmand as a serious target to strengthen the engine room and are already preparing to submit an initial bid for him.
Battle
The midfielder has a £66.6m release clause included in his current contract, but United have no intention of matching that sum and are valuing him at around £50m.
Hjulmand wants to move to the first division so Man Utd could persuade him to join the club if they formalized their interest.
However, the report says that Arsenal are also interested in buying him and plan to step up their efforts to get the deal done. Besides, city of manchester They have now shown their interest in the Dane, as they plan to sign a new holding midfielder following Rodrigo Hernández's serious knee injury.
CO states Barcelona They are also interested in the 25-year-old. But considering his recent financial difficulties, they might find it difficult to lure him away from the José Alvalade stadium.
With Thomas Partey and Jorginho's contract expiring at the end of this season, the north London club are apparently looking to revamp their midfield department by signing Hjulmand.
The Dane helped Sporting win the league title last season. He was a key player for Denmark at this summer's Euros and even scored a brilliant goal from long range against England in this competition.
It remains to be seen whether the Gunners or the record Premier League champions will finally manage to secure Hjulmand's signature next year to strengthen their midfield department.
