Manchester United dominated the ball against Arsenal in their opening Premier League game but failed to convert their chances and lost.
United have mainly improved their offense this summer and the quality was on show vs the Gunners. However, they do need to reinforce other departments before the window closes.
News – Report – Man Utd assured £13m-£17m player will be signed before deadline
The Red Devils have been looking to strengthen the defensive midfield position. Casemiro is past his prime and Ugarte has not managed to consistently impress since joining the club last year.
In such a scenario, Manchester United targeted Carlos Baleba but since he proved to be highly expensive, £58million-rated (The Sun) Morten Hjulmand has been in the lime light.
As per today’s edition of CM Jornal, Manchester United ‘prepares attack’ to sign Hjulmand from Sporting CP.
The media outlet have mentioned that following the defeat against the north London side, Ruben Amorim is considering making a move to lure the Danish international, who is currently the captain of the Lions team.
Corrieo da Manha add that Sporting president, Federico Varandas, wants to hold on to the midfield destroyer.
The Jose Alvalade outfit have won back to back Liga Nos titles and after losing superstar striker, Viktor Gyokeres, to Arsenal, it is not surprising they do not want to further lose key players, especially their skipper.
The question is, does Amorim really need Hjulmand at Manchester United?
Before the Danish international was lured to Sporting by the Portuguese coach, Manuel Ugarte, was the main holding midfield star and he was a hit.
Now that Amorim has the Uruguayan international at his disposal, he should be given regular starts ahead of veteran, Casemiro, to prove himself.
In our view, United primarily lack creativity in the center of the park as apart from Bruno Fernandes, no one failed to consistently shine last season.
In your view, who should Amorim sign to strengthen the center?
