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Manchester United’s left-back disaster this season has been well-documented and is a serious purpose why they’ve struggled to string outcomes collectively.
Luke Shaw’s harm file rang alarm bells however Tyrell Malacia lacking just about your entire season got here as a shock.
Due to this fact, it’s not a shock to see that left-backs are beginning to get linked to United for the upcoming summer time window.
Ben Jacobs has revealed that of the names being talked about, the one which stands out is Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez.
Jacobs stated that United are “large followers” of Kerkez and have already began scouting him, though they don’t seem to be the one Premier League facet to take action.
Chelsea are alongside United within the race to signal the Hungarian fullbacks who, at 20, solely joined Bournemouth final summer time.
Nonetheless, he has taken to the Premier League like a duck to water, making 19 league appearances as he has grow to be one of many faces of Andoni Iraola’s youth revolution on the south coast.
His age profile would make him completely suited to fit in between Malacia and Shaw, whereas additionally permitting Dalot to stay efficient because the first-choice right-back.
As a real overlapping risk, Kerkez could possibly be a key cog within the United system the place they’ve been extraordinarily reliant on Shaw’s ball-progression qualities.
Kerkez’s left-footedness would additionally give Ten Hag one other participant in that backline who can use these angles to his benefit, one thing which has been lacking lots this season on account of Lisandro Martinez and Shaw’s absence.
They must struggle off competitors from Chelsea however United may have an higher hand, contemplating Chilwell is the undisputed first-choice there, whereas Shaw’s harm considerations make it potential for Kerkez to usurp him.
The one stumbling block for this deal could possibly be Bournemouth’s potential asking value for a participant who solely joined final summer time and has since gone from energy to energy within the league.
