Paul Pogba is set to leave Manchester United this summer and a new midfielder is considered a priority for Erik ten Hag – but how would some of the players linked with a move to Old Trafford fare?
Pogba remains United’s record signing after Jose Mourinho paid £90million for his services in 2016, but the French World Cup winner only showed flashes of his talent in the Premier League.
As United have toiled under a number of managers, Pogba became a lightning rod for the side’s dysfunction but his talent and ability to conjure assists out of nothing means Ten Hag won’t necessarily find it easy to replace him.
We’ve identified a selection of the biggest players linked with replacing Pogba at United and assessed how they’d fare at Old Trafford.
Frenkie de Jong
Now this would be a marquee signing.
De Jong worked with Ten Hag at Ajax, helping the Dutch club reach the 2019 Champions League semi-finals, and is reportedly free to leave Barcelona this summer.
While the Netherlands international remains unconvinced about a move to Old Trafford, United are prepared to offer him a £350,000-a-week contract that would make him their highest-paid player.
With a higher pass accuracy (91.3%), successful tackles rate (74%) and successful dribbles per game (1.9) than any of United’s current midfielders this season, it’s clear that De Jong would be a serious upgrade.
And, at £70million, the 25-year-old would be (relatively) cheap. A no-brainer.
What a sublime Barcelona goal 😍
Ferran Torres applies the finish but Frenkie de Jong, take a bow for that assist!#UEL pic.twitter.com/WIYap1dCqE
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 7, 2022
N’Golo Kante
It’s peak United that they’ve been linked with a move for Kante just as Pogba leaves the club. The two players are absolutely nothing at all alike, but Kante is the kind of industrious midfield presence the Red Devils have lacked since Michael Carrick.
Having signed for Chelsea in 2016, the midfielder…
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