Louis Saha has advised Manchester United to sign three players this summer including a ‘dominant’ midfielder and one other striker to support Benjamin Sesko.
United are on the right track to qualify for the Champions League this season after climbing to 3rd within the Premier League under caretaker manager Michael Carrick.
The Red Devils have never struggled to entice players to Old Trafford but qualifying for the Champions League will definitely help them to beat rivals to summer deals.
Manchester United spent almost £200m on Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens last summer and all 4 have enjoyed promising first seasons on the club.
United will hope to secure more shrewd deals come the summer, with Saha of the opinion that midfield reinforcements are the priority.
The Old Trafford squad looked short in midfield even before an in-form Casemiro announced in January that he was leaving at the top of the season.
Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba have all been heavily linked with the Manchester giants and Saha desires to see a ‘similar type’ of player to Arsenal’s Declan Rice arrive through the doors.
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Saha has also urged his former club to ‘give attention to’ signing a brand new striker to support Sesko, while he named Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven as ‘exciting’ possible summer addition.
‘Central midfield is a must for Manchester United within the transfer market, especially if we don’t keep Casemiro, but still we’d like higher athleticism in midfield,’ Saha told Ozoon.
‘We want someone that you’re feeling like goes to be dominant, just about all through the pitch, we’d like an identical style to Declan Rice, a profile that may offer a lot and likewise dominate physically.
‘I’d also prefer to see a brand new striker on the club, Benjamin Sesko is a top player with big potential but we’d like one other form of striker. Those are the 2 positions I might give attention to.
‘We’ve players in attacking areas and on the wings, defensively now we have a number of options, but Micky van de Ven could be an exciting addition if he is on the market, he’s the calibre of player that can assist United to the subsequent level.’
Van de Ven has established himself as among the finest defenders within the Premier League since his £43m move from Wolfsburg in 2023.
The Netherlands international is contracted to Spurs for one more three years but has been linked with an early exit as Tottenham battle relegation to the Championship.
One other terrible season domestically has left the north London side seventeenth within the Premier League, one point above the drop zone with seven games remaining.
Manchester United’s need for midfield reinforcements would after all be lessened if Casemiro prolonged his contract however the Brazilian has already confirmed his final decision has been made.
Carrick’s side drew 2-2 with Bournemouth before the international break and return to Premier League motion on April 13 against Leeds United.
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