Manchester United have \u2018identified\u2019 a Premier League star as the \u2018ideal\u2019 \u00a361m replacement for Marcus Rashford and are \u2018preparing\u2019 a \u00a335m \u2018offer\u2019 for a versatile Atletico Madrid star.<\/p>\n
Rashford looks set to join Barcelona at the end of the season after impressing on loan for the Catalans as the La Liga side are looking at ways to avoid paying the \u00a326m permanent transfer fee through various swap deals<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Red Devils are currently enjoying a dramatic uptick in form after sacking Ruben Amorim and replacing him with Michael Carrick, who\u2019s staking his claim to be named permanent boss at the end of the season.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Rashford swaps: 16-goal forward among six Barcelona options for Man Utd<\/a><\/p>\n But whether Carrick is handed the reins on a full-time basis or not, United continue to scour the transfer market for new players in their bid to return to former glory.<\/p>\n A central midfielder is a priority, with reports suggesting they are currently choosing between Crystal Palace\u2019s Adam Wharton, Nottingham Forest\u2019s Elliot Anderson and Brighton star Carlos Baleba as their top target, but they\u2019re also looking to add a new forward to their ranks.<\/p>\n A report from journalist Fraser Fletcher for our pals at TEAMtalk claimed on Thursday<\/a> that Man Utd are the \u2018frontrunners\u2019 to sign Everton star Iliman Ndiaye, who has a \u2018huge price tag\u2019 of \u00a370m.<\/p>\n Spanish outlet Fichajes have confirmed the Red Devils have \u2018identified\u2019 Ndiaye, not just as a top addition to their squad, but as an \u2018ideal\u2019 replacement for Rashford, valued at \u20ac70m [\u00a361m] according to the report.<\/p>\n United have \u2018intense\u2019 interest in the Senegal international, who moved to Everton from Marseille for \u00a315m in the summer of 2024, and his arrival would represent a \u2018definitive declaration of intent\u2019 for United.<\/p>\n MORE MAN UTD COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Fichajes also claim that United have \u2018set their sights\u2019 on Atletico Madrid\u2019s Marcos Llorente as \u2018a priority for the next campaign\u2019.<\/p>\n The 31-year-old\u2019s contract expires in 2027 and the report claims United \u2018intend to take advantage aggressively\u2019 by making a \u00a0\u2018\u20ac40m [\u00a335m] offer\u2019.<\/p>\n Llorente operates chiefly at right-back but has been used in multiple midfield positions by Diego Simeone, and its claimed that versatility is a huge draw for United, who \u2018wait impatiently for Atletico to respond to their offer\u2019.<\/p>\n The report adds:<\/p>\n \u2018Despite overcoming the barrier of thirty years, the physical condition of the soccer player is impeccable, guaranteeing optimal performance immediately and constantly. The club\u2019s intention is to close the operation before other European competitors enter the bid for one of Atleti\u2019s most valuable assets. Talks between the parties are expected to intensify once it is defined who will lead the technical project from the final technical zone.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United have \u2018identified\u2019 a Premier League star as the \u2018ideal\u2019 \u00a361m replacement for Marcus Rashford and are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,448,106513,349,50,101,56,1955,54,55],"class_list":["post-423546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-front-page","tag-iliman-ndiaye","tag-manchester-united","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-uncategorized","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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