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Man Utd Preparing ‘Very Late’ Move to Sign Midfielder On Loan in January
Manchester United could still breathe life into the January transfer window yet, according to reports – with a ‘late, late move’ for a loan signing in the final days of the window yet to be ruled out by the club’s recruitment chiefs.
United have been quiet on the player recruitment front in January, though the month has still been manic with ex-manager Ruben Amorim being sacked just five days into the new year, and Michael Carrick being appointed as interim boss a week later.
Two huge wins against Manchester City and Arsenal have seen the Red Devils jump from seventh to fourth with just 15 games left in the season – and the club will want to remain there, which could see them make a late loan signing.
Man Utd Haven’t Ruled Out a Loan Move This January
The report by the Daily Mail states that United hierarchy are working on a ‘major surgery’ on their midfield in the summer, with the likes of Premier League stars Elliot Anderson, James Garner, Joao Gomes and Tyler Adams all coming up in conversation, as well as former top-flight heroes Wilfried Ndidi and Ruben Neves.
The major sticking point, however, is that it’s a summer surgery that has been pencilled in at Old Trafford – and United may need a minor operation to their engine room before the January transfer window slams shut.
The publication’s sources at United have detailed a mood that is ‘increasingly twitchy’ about the prospect of not making a late addition in the coming days, and there is a scenario in which failing to do so costs them a place in the Champions League, for which there is zero tolerance at Old Trafford at present.
With that in mind, nobody from the club’s top brass is ruling any late deal out – with a stop-gap midfielder arriving on loan being something that could move ‘very, very late’ into the window to give Carrick a huge boost in United’s top four aspirations.
Manchester United Have Made Use of Loan Moves in the Past
It’s not as if Manchester United don’t currently have any midfield options to lead them into the Champions League spots by the end of the season.
Mason Mount, Noussair Mazraoui, Matheus Cunha and Toby Collyer represent alternative options to step into midfield if there is a crisis, though the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte should be enough to see the campaign through.
One more addition could be ideal. United have made use of the midfield loan market in the past, with Sofyan Amrabat and Marcel Sabitzer finding their way to Old Trafford on temporary spells to give the club a helping hand.
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