{"id":490469,"date":"2026-03-23T06:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/490469\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T06:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:27:20","slug":"man-utd-enter-race-to-sign-100m-guimaraes-alternative-whos-pogba-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/490469\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd enter race to sign \u00a3100m Guimaraes alternative who’s Pogba 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a>‘s focus is fixed on securing a place in next season’s Champions League<\/a>, but even after drawing with Bournemouth on Friday evening, the board must be growing in confidence that they will succeed in returning to Europe’s elite competition.<\/p>\n

It’s where Old Trafford belongs, and it goes without saying that the Champions League theatre proves a bigger draw when landing new first-team additions, with immense monetary benefits too.<\/p>\n

There are a number of issues to resolve, but Man United’s need for a new centre-midfielder has been accentuated by Casemiro’s impending departure at the end of his contract.<\/p>\n

\"Manchester<\/p>\n

While there has been chatter pertaining to the possibility of the Brazilian veteran signing a new deal, it’s not going to happen, and his poor performance against Bournemouth on the south coast perhaps shows that United do need to sign an elite deep-lying midfielder this summer.<\/p>\n

Man Utd in the race to sign Premier League midfielder<\/p>\n

The resurgence of young Kobbie Mainoo has been one of the defining factors behind the wider Carrick revival, but he alone cannot shore up this Manchester United midfield.<\/p>\n

INEOS are aiming for the stars, and they’ve set their sights on Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes<\/a>, with none other than Fabrizio Romano confirming<\/a> that talks have been held in recent weeks for the Brazilian, whose future at St. James’ Park has been jeopardised by the Magpies’ enduring poor form.<\/p>\n

\"Bruno-Guimaraes\"<\/p>\n

However, as Newcastle continue to push for Guimaraes to sign a new contract<\/a>, the Old Trafford side would be wise to earmark an alternative or two, and it’s interesting to note the fallback chosen by the board.<\/p>\n

Indeed, according to Romano<\/a>, it’s Guimaraes’ Newcastle teammate, Sandro Tonali<\/a>, who is in United director Jason Wilcox’s sights as plans are drawn to land a Casemiro successor in the centre of the park, with the transfer reporter confirming that they are “in the race”.<\/p>\n

\"Sandro<\/p>\n

Like Guimaraes, Tonali is valued as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, with Arsenal seeing an approach knocked back in January.<\/p>\n

The Tyneside outfit would be holding out for a whopping \u00a3100m fee<\/a>, but as uncertainty about his future starts to mount, the Red Devils might feel that they can swoop in for a lesser fee.<\/p>\n

Why Man United should sign Tonali<\/p>\n

Tonali has gone from strength to strength over the past couple of years at Newcastle, with a skillset and tenacious mentality that would befit a starring role at Manchester United.<\/p>\n

\"tonali-newcastle\"<\/p>\n

The Italy international has been described as a “world-class<\/a>” midfielder by journalist Andrew Musgrove, and in this, Tonali could become a superstar under Carrick’s wing (should the interim manager stay beyond the summer).<\/p>\n

In fact, he could actually become the club’s new Paul Pogba<\/a>, arriving in a record-breaking deal and with a weight of expectation too.<\/p>\n

Pogba, of course, has had something of a chequered career, but there’s no question that he is among the most talented midfielders of his generation, enjoying several statement seasons in a red shirt.<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/p>\n

Tonali is not Pogba, but he is an elite player who would arrive as the outfit’s most expensive midfielder of all time, already established as a superstar in the Premier League and out on the continental stage.<\/p>\n

The Italian’s dynamic, effortless passing and tireless energy has even led Paul Scholes to describe him as being “better than Declan Rice”, suggesting that he is indeed in a Pogba-esque bracket.<\/p>\n

Man United might hope to land Tonali for a cut-price fee this summer, but the reality is that they would probably have to pay a pretty penny to secure his signature.<\/p>\n

This is, after all, one of the best midfielders in the business, someone whose intelligence and decision-making in the middle of the park help to set the tempo and shape the flow of a match.<\/p>\n

He is not a player who is particularly defined by statistics, but Tonali would make such a difference in the centre of the Theatre of Dreams pitch.<\/p>\n

If there is a chance to sign him this summer, it must be taken, even if that bid eclipses the figure spent on Pogba way back when.<\/p>\n

\"mbeumo-,an-utd\"<\/p>\n

Related<\/p>\n

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Another point on the board for Man Utd, although there’s still problems to solve for Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United‘s focus is fixed on securing a place in next season’s Champions League, but even after drawing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-490469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490469","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=490469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}