Man Utd striker coach Benni McCarthy lets slip on Erik ten Hag midfield goal

Manchester United ahead coach Benni McCarthy seems to have let slip that Erik ten Hag is certainly trying to signal USMNT midfielder Taylor Booth from Utrecht in Holland. Reports have claimed up to now few days that the 22-year-old is a participant beneath severe consideration at Old Trafford however the rumours have been met with scepticism in some quarters of United’s fan base as Chelsea proceed to play hardball over Mason Mount.

Nonetheless, talking in an interview with 947 Joburg, United coach McCarthy seems to have confirmed that the participant is of curiosity to Ten Hag.

He stated when explaining how his transfer to Old Trafford happened: “Ten Hag spoke to my agent Rob Moore about an American participant in Holland, who my agent additionally managed.

“They were speaking about that and once the conversation ended, he said to him, ‘By the way, how’s Benni?'”

While there are different American gamers within the Eredivisie, United seem to have been monitoring Booth since final summer season.

The attacking midfielder scored twice and picked up 4 assists in 25 league outings final season however he’s nonetheless thought-about to be a high prospect.

Ten Hag additionally is aware of the Dutch top-flight just like the again of his hand and he’s believed to have been impressed by Booth’s improvement since he joined the membership from Bayern Munich.

Booth moved to Europe in 2019 when he signed from MLS aspect Real Salt Lake earlier than switching to Utrecht in 2022.

He has already picked up two caps from the USMNT and is anticipated to have a giant future inside the recreation as he seeks to make his mark in Europe.

Interestingly, United have simply offered Zidane Iqbal to Utrecht which might bolster their possibilities of hanging a deal for Booth sooner or later.

United have included a 40 per cent sell-on clause plus a buy-back choice inside the deal which implies the membership might search to re-sign the Iranian sooner or later.

Ten Hag remains to be striving to signal Mount from Chelsea however the Blues is not going to budge on their £65million asking value.

Much like Booth, Ten Hag first set eyes upon Mount in Holland when he was impressed with the England worldwide’s performances on mortgage at Vitesse.

The membership’s newest bid was value as much as £55m however Chelsea are persevering with to demand additional cash and have even provided to satisfy in particular person to discover a decision.

United are actually believed to have cooled their curiosity and are able to pursue different targets.

Adrien Rabiot has been beneath severe discussions however the Juventus midfielder now appears to be like set to increase his keep in Italy.

Rabiot had additionally been the topic of talks final August however his wage calls for had been thought-about to be extreme.