Manchester United have been tipped to raid Chelsea and Real Madrid this summer as a part of their latest transfer rebuild.
United appear to have turned a corner in recent weeks following the arrival of Michael Carrick, who has overseen a five-game unbeaten run since his appointment as interim head coach.
The Red Devils now find themselves fourth within the Premier League and firmly within the race to secure qualification for next season’s Champions League.
Securing a return to Europe would supply the club with the financial capability to spend big once more in the summertime transfer window.
And former United striker Louis Saha believes the club could prioritise yet more attacking signings, even after recruiting Bryan Mbuemo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko last summer.
The Frenchman has concerns over Bruno Fernandes’ long-term future at Old Trafford amid reports that the Portuguese midfielder has a £56.6 million (€65m) release clause in his current deal.
And Saha believes United will look to lure boyhood fan Cole Palmer away from Chelsea to interchange Fernandes should he move in the summertime.
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‘It will be incredibly exciting to see Cole Palmer at Manchester United,’ ‘ he told CasinoHawks. ‘He’s not a Man City player anymore.
‘He has done so well with Chelsea but did have a slow begin to the season, he’s only a terrific player. He can play just about anywhere in attack, he disrupts any defence.
‘He has managed to play within the Chelsea side with possibly 10 various kinds of forwards and has still been the predominant man. In order that shows how reliable he’s with creativity and reliable when it comes to the quantity of solutions that he provides to his teammates.
‘He’s a tough employee. He desires to win, and if he does take into consideration going back to Manchester again, I’m sure that he’s going to be exciting for fans.’
As well as, Saha earmarked Real Madrid teenager Endrick as a player who United will little doubt be ‘inquisitive about’.
The Brazilian was one of the sought-after young stars in world football, with Real winning the race for his signature in 2022.
The 19-year-old struggled for game time at Los Blancos in the beginning of the season, but is now thriving on loan at Ligue 1 club Lyon, with three goals in his first 4 league games.
Real will little doubt wish to keep Endrick on the club moving forward, but Saha wonders whether a scarcity of normal game time could allow a club like United to persuade the young forward to leap ship.
‘Endrick is such an exciting player, very young, but in a position to show enormous capability, he’s mentally very strong and may be very confident,’ he said.
‘He would supply lots of guarantees to you straight away. that that is going to have possibilities because he’s creating his own possibilities, striking the ball from 20, 25 yards.
‘He may be very fast and really strong as well. That’s why I feel he signed very early on to Real Madrid, but you may see that it’s a really difficult challenge with Kylian Mbappé joining.
‘He’s a star and seeing him at Man Utd could be very special, but let’s see what happens. Many clubs will likely be inquisitive about him.’
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