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Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile has confirmed that he was the subject of a Manchester United transfer approach over the summer.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the hunt for a new defender to play alongside Harry Maguire. With a plethora of names linked, United were reported to have expressed interest in the France U21 defender. Badiashile.
The 19-year-old has enjoyed a good campaign for Niko Kovac’s team, as they have mounted a surprise bid for Ligue 1 glory. Badiashile has scored two goals in 25 appearances and has been a stone in the heart of your defense.
Badiashile’s potential was discovered at a young age by Thierry Henry, who pushed the then 17-year-old to his side in Monaco. Has progressed well since then which led to rumors of interest from United last summer.
Now the defender has confirmed that United saw a £ 22 million offer fail, but has no regrets seeing the move fail to materialize.
He said RMC Sport: “It was the right choice, first of all, I haven’t had good seasons since I’ve been in Monaco.
“We played to stay on top and now I’m really experiencing the top of the table. I think that continuing with the club that formed me was the right decision. This is being proven by the season we are having ”.
Pressed further on whether he regrets missing a move, he replied, “No, not at all.”
Solskjaer is expected to make hiring a new defender his main target this summer. United recently turned down the opportunity to sign Dayot Upamecano for a very specific reason..
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Scholes criticizes Victor Lindelof
Certainly expert Paul Scholes sees United’s need for a new defender.
The former United midfielder he even named and shamed Victor Lindelof as ‘shy’ and one reason why they couldn’t compete for the best trophies.
“I think that’s what prevents them from being a team that can compete for the league, or possibly the Champions League, for the biggest titles, let’s say.
picking out Lindelof In particular, Scholes added: “I think in the middle of the defense, Lindelof especially, they lack authority.
“He can be intimidated, sometimes he’s not strong enough. I think both [Lindelof and Harry Maguire] can be very shy. They don’t really command or intimidate the center forwards, they don’t really demand from the rest of the team. I think these two positions in particular are huge for the teams that are going to win the league.
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