Manchester United target David Raum has described a move to Premier League as a “dream” fuelling fire over a transfer as the Red Devils continue to assess potential reinforcements in the wingback position.
New head coach Ruben Amorim’s trademark 3-4-3 system is reliant upon players who combine athleticism and attacking ability with defensive nous in the wide areas.
The 39-year-old has converted Amad Diallo from a more traditional right-wing position into an effective right wing-back in the first few weeks of his tenure at Old Trafford, while existing fullbacks Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot have also played, or are capable of playing, in this position.
However, the left-hand side of the team is far less stocked with players able to fulfil Amorim’s needs.
Both senior left-backs – Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia – have experienced long-standing injury problems in recent years while the club’s selection of left wingers are not defensively sound enough to be pushed back.
Shaw, 29, would be an excellent option in the wingback position, given his technical quality on the ball, but the England international simply cannot stay fit; and this issue would only be exacerbated by the physical demands of the LWB role.
Conversely, while Malacia has successfully returned from a debilitating knee injury, the 25-year-old Dutchman is not good enough with the ball to offer the type of attacking outlet on the left Amorim’s system requires.
And players like Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford would be lost defensively if played further back as they lack the in-game intelligence of a winger such as Amad.
A new left wingback is, therefore, a pressing priority at Old Trafford in the coming transfer windows.
And, as relayed by The Peoples Person here, club officials consider Raum – a 26-year-old RB Leipzig left wing-back – a “very good fit” in Amorim’s system, after United came close to signing the German international over the summer.
Bild, a German national newspaper, reveals Raum considers a move to England a “dream” which “opens the door” for a potential transfer.
“I also, for example, that the Premier League might be a dream and a big goal at some point,” the 26-year-old is quoted as saying; and it could be a dream which is realised this summer if Old Trafford’s recruitment department decide Raum is the player Amorim needs to implement his philosophy.
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Darragh Fox
Darragh is a writer for The Peoples Person who spent three years as a history graduate slowly realising football was by far the most interesting thing to write about.
