According to Record, Manchester United is leading the race for Benfica’s young star Joao Neves.
Man Utd is said to want to sign a new defensive midfielder in the summer transfer window after Casemiro’s form seriously declined.
O Jogo page confirmed that the Red Devils are hunting for the signature of young midfielder Joao Neves . Meanwhile, according to Record, Man Utd is leading the race for Benfica’s young star and is willing to make a great effort to sign him.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe sees him as a key figure in the squad for the new season and the club are ready to make a ‘huge effort’ to secure the Portuguese international’s signature.
Neves has been impressive in his first full season for Benfica. This midfielder born in 2004 has a passing accuracy rate of 90% and wins an average of 6 duels per match. In addition, he also has an average of 6.4 ball recoveries and 2 successful tackles per 90 minutes.
He can absolutely be a reliable stopper for Man Utd in the future.
Spending ₤42 million, Man Utd will have Atalanta’s ‘treasure’ this summer
Teamtalk said Man Utd is interested in Atalanta midfielder Ederson, who is not expensive this summer.
Despite just defeating Man City to win the FA Cup, Man Utd’s board clearly understands that this team needs to invest more heavily next season. In the context of Sofyan Amrabat’s loan contract expiring and Casemiro’s form falling, the Red Devils are aiming to strengthen the midfield area.
Ederson shined this season in the Atalanta shirt.
According to Teamtalk, Man Utd’s midfield target, Atalanta’s Ederson , costs only £38-42 million this summer.
Ederson just had a great season with Atalanta after defeating Bayer Leverkusen , who is holding an unbeaten streak, in the Europa League final.
At 24 years old, he would fit into INEOS’s vision of creating a new pillar for the team, alongside previously planned names such as Rasmus Hojlund, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho.
Liverpool and Chelsea are other teams that could jump into this deal. Therefore, from now on, Man Utd needs to have a reasonable recruitment strategy to avoid the “long night with many dreams”.