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Man United have been linked with a host of midfielders and have learned how much it will cost to land one of them.
Manchester United look like they are heading in the right direction under Michael Carrick which makes the summer transfer window even more important.
The Red Devils recruitment team are working hard to identify who can take the club to the next level with players like Casemiro and, possibly, Harry Maguire, needing to be replaced. If United want to challenge the likes of Arsenal and Man City next season, they need to sign players who are capable of getting into their starting XIs. It’s not a complicated concept to implement, however, it usually means that those players will be in demand.
Man United learn Sandro Tonali transfer fee
According to TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook, the Magpies hierarchy have set a price tag of between £80-100m for the 25-year old playmaker. If United also targeted another midfielder of a younger profile like Caleb Yierenkyi who they could sign for a fee in the region of £25m.
Fabrizio Romano will be the journalist to watch in the coming weeks and months with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City also said to be on his tail. The transfer supremo has provided an update where United’s position is assessed: “On Sandro Tonali, it’s going to be an important summer, a huge summer probably for him” began Romano. “Around the end of March to April, there will be conversations between Tonali’s camp and Newcastle about the future.
“Let’s see how Newcastle react, but there is a possibility Tonali considers a new chapter for his career in summer 2026.There is interest from Italy, Juventus dream of Tonali but this could be very expensive, so complicated.
“Then there are Premier League clubs. Arsenal interested, for sure. Manchester United, many have asked me about the links and there is an appreciation of Tonali by Man Utd, but he’s not the only midfielder on their list.
“What I’m hearing is Man Utd have several names and in order to decide who is going to be the player they sign – and it could be two midfielders in the summer, because Casemiro is going, [Manuel Ugarte let’s see what happens – in that case, Man Utd wait to see first if they’ll play Champions League football, and second, who’s going to be the manager.”
Who is Man United’s top target for midfield?
United have been linked with several names for midfield, with Romano explaining the difference between who was the top target under Ruben Amorim and who might now be top of the list after a change of manager: “So, before Man Utd decide which midfielder they want, we have to wait. With Amorim the name was Carlos Baleba. That was the top target.
“Now Amorim is gone and so let’s see what happens with Carrick or any other manager Man Utd appoint in the summer. Internally, Tonali is appreciated, but it’s not clear yet who is going to be the top target.”
On Arsenal’s interest in Tonali, he added: “He’s on the list. Arsenal want to add a midfielder in the summer window, that’s the plan at the club as of today.” Given the names mentioned, it looks like United are considering one player who is first-team ready and another who has the potential to one day be a key player. Qualifying for the Champions League could well determine their budget and who is signed.
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