Man Utd are interested in bringing Newcastle winger Allan Saint-Maximin to Old Trafford this summer, according to reports.
The Red Devils, who face Liverpool on Monday night, are starting to step up their interest in a number of targets with the transfer window closing on September 1.
Man Utd have had a terrible start to the season, losing their first two Premier League matches under new boss Erik ten Hag, and find themselves second bottom of the Premier League table.
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The Red Devils are targeting a number of positions ahead of the closure of the window with Ten Hag hoping to bring in another winger.
And French website Media Foot claims that ‘explosive’ Newcastle star Saint-Maximin, who played well against Man City in their 3-3 draw on Sunday, is a target for Man Utd before the transfer deadline.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe praised the Frenchman’s performance against City at the weekend as Saint-Maximin grabbed three assists for his team.
“I thought today was a very, very good performance from Maxi,” said Howe. “It was his best performance since I’ve been managing him.
“He got every aspect of his game in a very good place. His pace was there, you could see he was electric.”
Media Foot insist that Man Utd are watching Saint-Maximin ‘like milk on the stove’ and ‘do not rule out moving’ before the deadline to sign him.
Man Utd have so far signed Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez and agreed a deal with Real Madrid for defensive midfielder Casemiro, who is at Old Trafford on Monday to watch Ten Hag’s side play Liverpool.
But former Man Utd defender Patrice Evra has warned the club about signing lots of players at such a late stage in the transfer market.
“If you buy any players now it’s desperation and it won’t be good,” Evra told Betfair.
“Those things should have been done before pre-season. Don’t get me wrong, when everyone saw pre-season I can understand why Ten Hag, the staff and the board would have thought the squad looks good.
“Who are they going to bring to Manchester United and who is coming to play for United? If you have Chelsea, Liverpool, even Tottenham – a player will pick them instead of Man United.
“[Frenkie] De Jong doesn’t want to come to United, he’d prefer to go to Chelsea. There’s a lot of noise in the papers, but we’re doing the same mistakes. I’m a positive man but things…
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