Man Utd are ‘working intensively’ on three midfield signings with the Red Devils set to allow Christian Eriksen to leave on a free transfer, according to reports.
The Red Devils drew 1-1 with Ipswich Town last Sunday with Marcus Rashford opened the scoring inside two minutes before a long-range deflected effort from Omari Hutchinson gave the Tractor Boys a share of the spoils.
The point pushed Man Utd up one place to 12th in the Premier League table at the time and also marked a small forward step in Ruben Amorim’s first match in charge of the Red Devils.
There has been a lot of change at Man Utd – who host Everton on Sunday – this season with five new signings in the summer transfer window and a number of players also departing Old Trafford.
Many of those new signings were agreed to by Erik ten Hag – who left after a terrible first nine matches of the Premier League season – and now there are worries that Amorim will find it hard to replicate his 3-4-3 formation successfully with the current squad at Old Trafford.
Man Utd need a number of new players with a centre-forward and a left-back emerging as a couple of their priorities over the next couple of transfer windows, while a midfield revamp is also now on the cards.
It is claimed that by Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg that Man Utd are “targeting” three midfield signings as they look for a number 6, number 8 and number 10.
Plettenberg wrote on X: “The current and clear trend is that Christian #Eriksen’s contract will not be extended after the season. #MUFC The 32-year-old is therefore likely to leave on a free transfer in the summer at the latest.
“Meanwhile, Manchester United are working intensively on securing new midfield signings, targeting both the No. 6/8 and No. 10 positions.”
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Noussair Mazraoui has perhaps been the only Man Utd signing over the summer that has been a success so far this season with Moroccan revealing that coming to the club with Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich has made settling in easier.
Mazraoui said: “It’s a big compliment to hear the coach say nice things. What can I say? I try my best every day and in every game. I give my all for the team, for the coach and for the supporters.
“We are all in this together. It isn’t about one player. This is the first time I have played in this position. You have to view the game differently because you are not as high up the pitch like when you are the full-back.
“But you get more time on the ball and you must make the most of that in the build-up. There are some different things I have to do but it’s still the same game. Of course, I played alongside De Ligt at Bayern and having him alongside me makes life 10-times easier.”
