Manchester United lost two of the best centre-backs in the clubs history in just a matter of days in May, when Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic both left on free transfers. Since then, the club have been linked with a whole host of central defenders, and the usually reliable Andy Mitten has given us an update on United’s targets.
You can see the full video below, and in the clip Mitten mentions names such as Mats Hummels, Stefan de Vrij, Daley Blind and Thomas Vermaelen.
Andy mentions that Manchester United are indeed interested in Hummels, but the club believe that Borussia Dortmund are very reluctant in selling him which would obviously be a big blow.
The more realistic targets seem to be the other three – the Dutch duo are currently playing their football in Holland for Feyenoord and Ajax respectively, meaning the Premier League would be an attractive proposition for the pair.
Onto Vermaelen, who found himself sidelined for the majority of last season due to injuries and an excellent partnership formed between Koscielny and Mertesacker. He’s still Arsenal captain, but Wenger couldn’t guarantee that the Belgian will be a Gunner come the start of next season.
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Hummels is the one, but he looks difficult to obtain.