Manchester United Aims for Barcelona Defender to Duet with Harry Maguire

DBasia.news –  Manchester United is reportedly eyeing on Barcelona defender, Samuel Umtiti, to become a tandem to Harry Maguire in the defense sector.

Manchester United brought in Harry Maguire from Leicester City at the start of the season. The 27-year-old player is regarded as a fragile back line for Man United.

So far, Maguire’s appearance has not been disappointing. Although average, Maguire could be another defender’s commando. Maguire’s greatness in air duels has also not declined.

Unfortunately, Harry Maguire has not been enough to make Manchester United’s defense difficult to penetrate. Especially, as the English national team player did not have an equal duet partner.

Other Manchester United center backs are Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones. From these names, Lindelof regularly accompanies Maguire in the defense sector.

However, Lindelof received a lot of criticism. The 25-year-old player is considered to not have been good enough to be the doorstop of the Red Devils.

Based on Sport’s report, Manchester United are continuing to play. The Red Devils are monitoring Samuel Umtiti, who is rarely played in Barcelona.

Manchester United believes the French defender will become a strong duet with Maguire. Moreover, Umtiti also has experience performing on the international stage.

In fact, Samuel Umtiti is not Manchester United’s first choice. The Red Devils wants to bring in Napoli defender, Kalidou Koulibaly.

However, the tag set by Napoli is too high. The Italian club has put up the official tag of 95 million euros. This value is believed to be bad for Manchester United’s finances.