Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is personally keen on offloading Manuel Ugarte in the summer transfer window, according to a report, which has also revealed that the Red Devils have made Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson their top target.<\/p>\n
With Man Utd<\/a> now looking very likely to finish in the Premier League top five this season, the Red Devils\u2019 co-owners, INEOS, are already planning for the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Man Utd\u2019s main priority is to rebuild the midfield, with Casemiro announcing way back in January 2026 that he will leave Old Trafford at the end of the season.<\/p>\n The Premier League club\u2019s co-owners, INEOS, plan to sign two new midfielders in the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n According to The Athletic<\/a>, Elliot Anderson<\/a> is the top midfield target for Man Utd, but there is interest in the Nottingham Forest midfielder from Manchester City, too.<\/p>\n Anderson, who has been at Forest<\/a> since the summer of 2024 when he joined from Newcastle United, has established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.<\/p>\n READ: Pogba exposes Ballon d\u2019Or but Fernandes leaving Man Utd for Man City would not offer easy solution<\/a><\/p>\n The report has claimed that Anderson\u00a0\u2018tops\u2019 Man Utd\u2019s \u2018list for midfield due to his all-action style\u2019, but the club\u2019s co-owners, INEOS, led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe<\/a>, will have to pay \u00a3125million for him.<\/p>\n Man Utd want Elliot Anderson in and Manuel Ugarte out<\/p>\n The England international midfielder is also said to favour a move to Man City, who could win the Premier League title this season.<\/p>\n This means that not only do Man Utd have to sway Anderson from a potential move to Man City, but INEOS will also have to pay \u00a3125m to his club, Forest.<\/p>\n Man Utd already have a plan to fund a deal for the 23-year-old, with The Athletic reporting that Ratcliffe personally wants Manuel Ugarte<\/a> \u2018sold\u2019.<\/p>\n The Uruguay international midfielder is \u2018set to be made available for transfer\u2019, according to the report, which has revealed that Ratcliffe was not impressed with the 25-year-old after watching him live in action against Leeds United earlier this month.<\/p>\n