Towards a new destroyer.. “Mercato” Manchester United threatens the Premier League’s leaders
It seems that Manchester United's activity will not stop early during the current summer transfer period, as it works to conclude a devastating deal for competitors.
The English club strengthened its ranks by including Matthijs de Ligt and Nassir Mazraoui from Bayern Munich, along with Lenny Euro from Lille, and Joshua Zirkzee from Poland.
Manchester United is intensifying its efforts to sign Uruguayan star Manuel Ugarte, the defensive midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, in the current summer transfer period.
According to the British newspaper "The Telegraph", Paris Saint-Germain offered Manchester United the opportunity to sign Manuel Ugarte on a one-season loan with a mandatory purchase.
Casimiro and McTominay are the midfield duo of Man United
She added that United prefers to buy Ugarte now, but there is still a gap in negotiations over the value of the deal, amounting to about 10 million euros, and there is growing optimism about reaching an agreement.
A new destroyer at Old Trafford
Sources interested in statistics indicated that Ugarte has distinctive abilities in the midfield related to destroying his opponents during matches.
According to the “TNT Sports” channel, Ugarte made the largest number of interventions in the Portuguese League in the season before last 2022-2023, when he was playing for Sporting Lisbon, where he made up to 98 interventions.
With the “PSG” shirt, that number rose to 121 interventions in the French League last season 2023-2024, as he is the player in the competition who made the most interventions as well.
This demonstrates the extent of Ugarte's toughness and strength in his clashes with competitors, which is what Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag wants to exploit, to create a "new destroyer" at Old Trafford.
It is not yet clear whether the Ugarte deal will be at the expense of Brazilian Casemiro, the Manchester United midfielder, especially since the club backed down from the idea of selling Scott McTominay.
It is noteworthy that Ugarte is 23 years old and moved to Saint-Germain with a contract until 2028 for 60 million euros. He also played 22 international matches with the Uruguay national team, and his market value is estimated at about 45 million euros.
