Erik ten Hag names midfield switch precedence as Man Utd settlement reached

The summer time switch deadline is lower than three days away, however there may be nonetheless loads of work to do at Old Trafford. Manchester United may make as many as three new signings earlier than the window slams shut on Friday, with Erik ten Hag eyeing a goalkeeper, left-back and midfielder.

There is anticipated to be some official motion at present, with Dean Henderson on the verge of a £20million transfer to Crystal Palace.

His exit will set off the arrival of Fenerbahce goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, who has been in Manchester since final week forward of his £4m arrival.

A left-back can also be anticipated to come back via the door within the coming days, with talks ongoing for Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella as cowl for the injured Luke Shaw.

Sergio Reguilon, Marcos Alonso and Nicolas Tagliafico additionally function on a shortlist of six choices to exchange Shaw, who could possibly be lacking till November with a muscle drawback.

Ten Hag nonetheless desires a second midfielder, too, however that prospect is turning into extra unrealistic by the hour.

Sofyan Amrabat has been closely linked with a change in latest weeks, however United want to dump extra gamers earlier than making a concrete strategy.

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