Man Utd plotting move to sign £25m South American star in knockdown deal next year – report

Manchester United midfielders Casemiro and Christian Eriksen are dealing with unsure futures on the membership, which has meant that Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte is perhaps the one remaining deep mendacity gamers of their squad subsequent summer time.

As they bid to discover a answer to their shallow squad depth within the double pivot, United have shortlisted Atletico Madrid star Rodrigo De Paul, Caught Offside has reported, forward of a possible switch for him in 2025.

De Paul is within the last 12 months and a half of his contract on the Civitas Metropolitano and could possibly be allowed to depart Los Rojiblancos subsequent summer time if a proper supply arrives, although it’s nonetheless unknown what price ticket the La Liga giants could also be searching for.

Caught Offside has added that the Argentine World Cup winner earns £100,000 per week at Atletico Madrid, which shouldn’t be a problem for Manchester United, whereas Transfermarkt has valued him at £25 million, which is a value that would scale back subsequent summer time preserving De Paul’s contractual state of affairs in thoughts.

De Paul is a short-term repair at finest

If Manchester United are capable of land De Paul in a really low-cost deal, he could possibly be definitely worth the cash however within the broader image, the 30-year-old Argentinean stays a short-term choice at finest for the Pink Devils, maybe in a secondary capability.

Despite enjoying in a low block in Diego Simeone’s setup at Atletico Madrid, Rodrigo De Paul is much from being amongst La Liga’s finest defensive midfielders and at his age, there will even be doubts concerning his adaptability within the Premier League.

Having spent a giant sum on Casemiro and seen their funding in him not reside as much as expectations, the very last thing Manchester United want is to signal one other participant who wouldn’t be a superb match of their squad.