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Manchester United have been linked with Dayot Upamecano (France Football) for some time and now their RB Leipzig central defensive partner Ibrahima Konate is also on the Red Devils’ radar.
According to an exclusive story covered by Le10Sport, Man Utd is very interested in signing the 20-year-old defender on the Bundesliga side.
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The famous French store has revealed that the Red Devils have contacted the player’s representatives to request information about his current situation.
In his first season in Germany, the young midfielder helped Leipzig, who had the best defensive record, qualify for the Champions League. In 27 starts, he helped his team. keep 11 sheets clean in the league
Unfortunately, in the 2019-20 season, the £ 40m player (Marca) has spent a long time out injured due to a major muscle injury.
The 6-foot-3 defender has a very high Bundesliga rating and is compared to Virgil van Dijk, the Liverpool superstar who was named the best UEFA player last year and arguably the best defender in the world. Even world-class center forward Robert Lewandowski rates Konate highly.
At Old Trafford, Solskjaer greatly improved the defense by signing Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka last summer. In the central defense, apart from Maguire, even Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof have proven solid. In the backup, we have Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe.
Smalling is currently on loan for Rome and even if the English defender is sold in the summer, Man Utd has ample quality and depth in the central defense for next season.
In such a scenario, our Norwegian boss should reinforce other key departments because there is no real need to re-sign another center in the form of Ibrahima Konate. What you think?
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