Plenty of midfielders have been linked with United, so many that pulling together this list was not as hard as it ought to have been.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s one from every Premier League club who United could sign this summer\u2026<\/p>\n
Arsenal \u2013 Martin Odegaard<\/p>\n
United\u2019s priority is a replacement for Casemiro but they could find themselves in need of a creative midfielder too to fill Bruno Fernandes\u2019 boots. Odegaard would certainly make a better fist of it than most, and the Norwegian apparently fancies the job<\/a>. Would Arsenal sell to United? For \u00a387million, they might<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Aston Villa \u2013 Boubacar Kamara<\/p>\n Morgan Rogers might be the obvious pick from Villa if a Fernandes replacement is required<\/a>, but we anticipate the holding midfield position to be a more urgent priority, and there aren\u2019t many better than Kamara. Which means Villa would be loathe to lose the 26-year-old and, if their season tails off badly prompting the need for an exit or two, Kamara would be high on the list of must-not-sell assets. The fact that Villa\u2019s season is in danger of petering out is in no small part down to Kamara\u2019s knee injury, which may reduce what few fears Holte Enders may have had around losing the France international.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Bournemouth \u2013 Alex Scott<\/p>\n Scott has made the England squad this season, and a cap cannot be far off, even if it appears a stretch for the 22-year-old to make the World Cup squad<\/a>. Still, Scott seems to be around the top five on United\u2019s list. He certainly fits the criteria United have looked for of late: Premier League proven, ready to make a step up.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Brentford \u2013 Yehor Yarmoliuk<\/p>\n We\u2019ve touted Mikkel Damsgaard as a left-field option to succeed Fernandes<\/a>, but his Ukrainian team-mate could similarly do a job for the Red Devils as Casemiro\u2019s replacement. Yarmoliuk is a midfield all-rounder, as comfortable winning the ball as he is on it, and only just turned 22. Brentford have him tied down until 2031 but don\u2019t be surprised if he is the next cab off the Bees\u2019 rank next summer.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Brighton \u2013 Carlos Baleba<\/p>\n Baleba was United\u2019s most-wanted midfielder last summer, when Brighton quite reasonably priced the Red Devils out of a move while they threw most of their resources at their front line. Since then, his form has dipped and his place on United\u2019s list has slipped. Which might suit the Red Devils in terms of a bargaining position, even if Brighton aren\u2019t rookies at this. Baleba might not be first choice as he was, but United could find themselves working their way down to the Cameroonian.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Burnley \u2013 Lesley Ugochukwu<\/p>\n A young, mobile midfielder who United were credited with a passing interest before he left Chelsea for Burnley last summer. It\u2019s not him, is it\u2026<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Chelsea \u2013 Andrey Santos<\/p>\n It might be him. United are said to be very keen on Santos, who may prefer the pathway in front of him at United as opposed to competing with Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Reece James, Romeo Laia and Dario Essugo. And Chelsea would sell because they are Chelsea<\/a> and they could at least double their \u00a318million investment made to bring Santos from Vasco Da Gama in 2023.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Crystal Palace \u2013 Adam Wharton<\/p>\n Being left-footed helps \u2013 left-footers just look more graceful, don\u2019t they? \u2013 but Wharton is rightly regarded as one of best passers in the Premier League<\/a>. And rarely backwards or sideways; the supply line to United\u2019s front line would immediately be boosted if the Red Devils can convince Wharton to choose them over everyone else in the queue.<\/p>\n Everton \u2013 James Garner<\/p>\n Easy to say now but Garner should not have been allowed to leave United so easily when he joined Everton for \u00a315million in 2022. The versatile midfielder was at Old Trafford for 13 years, a standout through the youth ranks but the step from there to Erik ten Hag\u2019s first team was viewed as too big to make as quickly as Garner wanted. But he has since quietly established himself as one of the best central midfielders in the Premier League and should be high on the Red Devils\u2019 list.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Fulham \u2013 Josh King<\/p>\n The teenager would not be a direct replacement for Casemiro even if he\u2019s shown he can thrive amid the muck and bullets of a midfield scrap, but if Kobbie Mainoo doesn\u2019t commit to a new deal, United might like to get ahead of their rivals because it is inevitable there will be a scramble for King at some point.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Leeds \u2013 Anton Stach<\/p>\n Elland Road might burn if Leeds sell their latest cult hero to Man Utd but it\u2019s been a while since the board have said or done something daft, so we can but hope\u2026<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Liverpool \u2013 Alexis Mac Allister<\/p>\n Mac Allister\u2019s future at Liverpool appears in doubt after a below-par season for the Argentinian and the Reds collectively, which has led to links with United<\/a>. It could happen. It won\u2019t, but it could.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Manchester City \u2013 Bernardo Silva<\/p>\n City couldn\u2019t stop Silva from pulling a reverse Tevez since the Portugal star is out of contract at the end of the season but we doubt they are fretting over the prospect\u2026<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Newcastle United \u2013 Sandro Tonali<\/p>\n Tonali\u2019s agent is working desperately hard to get a fat commission this summer, with the Italian being linked with seemingly everyone. United are the current favourites for the Toon midfielder purely on the basis of elimination. Arsenal aren\u2019t arsed; the Liverpool links are tenuous; Juve can\u2019t afford him; so United are his best bet of a big move. Even if the Red Devils should be looking at the fella next to him in Eddie Howe\u2019s midfield<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nottingham Forest \u2013 Elliot Anderson<\/p>\n Perhaps the leading candidate to bolster United\u2019s midfield, especially if Forest are relegated, we have questioned whether the Red Devils are being dazzled somewhat by Anderson\u2019s energy<\/a> but that is not to say that he is not an excellent midfielder and a very capable candidate to fill Casemiro\u2019s boots. So capable, City will probably get there first.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Sunderland \u2013 Noah Sadiki<\/p>\n Granit Xhaka has, quite reasonably, hogged many of the headlines as signing of the season<\/a> but his midfield mate Sadiki is not far behind. Indeed, United were linked with the tireless 21-year-old in January when Sunderland put a swift halt to rumours of a \u00a350million swoop that would have offered the Black Cats a \u00a335million profit in the half season since they took him from Union Saint-Gilloise. Might that stance change come the summer? It might if the money does.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Tottenham \u2013 Archie Gray<\/p>\n If Spurs are relegated, a grim reality that looks more likely every week<\/a>, then United will be among the circling vultures, their eyes on two young midfielders. Lucas Bergvall will be spared the Championship, perhaps by Liverpool, though the Reds and Red Devils might be wary of the fact that the Swede is yet to complete 90 minutes in the Premier League this season. Gray, though, has been one of the very few Spurs players to emerge from a wretched season with any credit. The 20-year-old has been shunted around defence and midfield by Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor, and though his versatility is a valuable asset, we\u2019re in danger of forgetting how good he is in his primary position.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n West Ham \u2013 Mateus Fernandes<\/p>\n United, quite wisely, are casting their net wide until they have to zero in on their preferred targets and, among them, is said to be Fernandes, who is one of the few Hammers to impress this season. Indeed, reports suggest the 21-year-old has passed scouting assessments \u2018with flying colours\u2019 and West Ham will surely be forced to negotiate on their \u00a365million valuation if they are preparing for the Championship next season.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Wolves \u2013 Joao Gomes<\/p>\n Most of what\u2019s said of Fernandes above applies to Gomes, who was perhaps the midfielder most linked with United in the winter. The 24-year-old is catching eyes at Atletico and Napoli too, perhaps attracted by a reported \u00a344million price tag during January, but that may increase with the added interest after a strong second half to the season that could see Wolves avoid finishing bottom<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everyone wants to do Man Utd a favour, don\u2019t they? 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