Man Utd move to sign Bayern star Alphonso Davies
manchester united They have reportedly started taking steps to sign Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies next summer, according to the German football expert. Florian Plettenberg.
The Red Devils have been struggling with their left-back issues for some time. Luke Shaw has continued to struggle with his physical problems of late, while Tyrell Malacia has not played a game for over a year due to his injury problems.
Erik ten Hag They were left without a specialist left back for most of last season and the situation remains the same this season. United were thought to sign a new left defender this summer.
But they ultimately chose not to. Now, writing in unknown, Plettenberg He claims that Davies is Manchester United's desired target to strengthen their defense and they have already started gathering information to hire him next summer.
The defender has entered the final months of his current contract and is not in talks with the Bavarian club to extend his contract. Therefore, he is likely to leave Bayern Munich next year and in that case, Man Utd could secure his signature as a free agent.
Davies to Manchester United
However, the journalist says that the Ten Hag team does not believe they have much chance of getting his signature and real Madrid They are currently favorites to keep him away from the Allianz Arena.
Davies is one of the best prospects in world football and is still only 23 years old. So if United eventually manages to get the deal done, it would be a huge coup.
the record first division The champions went head to head with Real Madrid over the deal to sign Leny Yoro this summer and managed to edge out Los Blancos in that race. Therefore, the Old Trafford faithful will be hoping they can replicate the same to sign Davies.
The defender is valued at around £42 million per Transfer market and United should not waste an opportunity like this to sign a player of his quality for free.
Meanwhile, United will resume their Premier League campaign after the international break when they face Brentford this weekend and then face Fenerbahce in the european league next week.
