DBasia.news – Manchester United as reported by The Daily Mail participated in the race to bring in Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes. Previously, there were already Arsenal who expressed their interest first.
Manchester United are looking for a duet friend for Harry Maguire in the heart of the defense. The Red Devils rate, from the current squad, no player is able to appear commensurate with Maguire.
Victor Lidelof still does not appear consistent. Meanwhile, Eric Bailly has not returned to the best form after a long injury.
Inevitably, Manchester United’s management decided to look for a new defender. The Red Devils want to get a defender who is young and has great potential.
The choice fell to the Lille player, Gabriel Magalhaes. Man United will compete with Arsenal who first approached.
Gabriel Magalhaes is a Brazilian defender who has defended Lille since 2018. The 22-year-old immediately became the doorstop for Lille by appearing in 52 matches to date.
With a height of 1.9 meters, Gabriel Magalhaes is known to be strong in air duels. Magalhaes is also good at reading opponent’s attacks.
Reportedly, Lille does not mind selling Gabriel Magalhaes in the upcoming transfer market. Lille membanderol the player at a price of 22.5 million pounds. Lille hopes that there will be a price war between Manchester United and Arsenal so that the price of Magalhaes will rise.