DBasia.news – Manchester United continued to move to draw strength to look at the future. After lifting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position as permanent manager, the Red Devils has also targeted a number of players in the summer of 2019.
In addition to the rear sector which is the main focus, now according to ESPN reports, the Red Devils are also new fans of Atletico Madrid midfielder, Saul Niguez.
The move was allegedly taken by the club as they thought the Spaniard would be an ideal partner for Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic in midfield, especially Ander Herrera had a great chance to leave after his new contract showed no significant development. Even the latest news says that he will soon join Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester United seems to have been eyeing Saul for a long time, the club has even reportedly monitored the 24-year-old’s performance since he was still on loan with Rayo Vallecano in the 2013/14 season. .
The opportunity for the 24-year-old player to leave is also quite wide open, according to a source, although Saul is still one of Diego Simeone’s mainstay players, on the other hand the player also really wants to leave Wanda Metropolitano.
Unfortunately, there are some things that seem to make it difficult for the Red Devils to immediately bring Saul, besides himself who is still bound by a contract until 2026 and has a fantastic freelance clause that reaches 150 million euros, their city rivals, Manchester City has first put the players on their shopping list.
If in the end Saul decides to leave Atleti, then he will become the second player officially released. Previously, the club which was founded in 1903 had already released Lucas Hernandez to Bayern Munich.