Despite Erik ten Hag fully committing to Diogo Dalot for the first half of the season since taking over at Manchester United, the Dutchman wants someone else to provide competition.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka is not that man, which has been made clear by how little the former Ajax coach has used him, as well as the constant claims in the media that they are looking at right-backs.
Among the names linked with Manchester United is Denzel Dumfries, currently contracted to Inter, with the Red Devils’ interest seemingly growing by the day.
Chelsea used to be the ones making the headlines, but Corriere dello Sport are all about the Old Trafford side on Wednesday in their paper edition.
They claim his agent, Rafaela Pimenta, ‘was contacted by Manchester United’ after he was ‘directly’ requested by Erik ten Hag.
The manager is currently ‘engaged in a tiring reconstruction’ of the first-team, trying to mould it for his plans, which seemingly includes getting rid of Wan-Bissaka.
While he loves Dalot, ‘he knows perfectly the characteristics’ of Dumfries, and wants someone different to the Portuguese, meaning someone ‘more physical, more offensive, more inclined to score’.
Still, Inter are waiting for someone to move, but it’s made clear that any transfer for the Netherlands international would be for the summer, with the fee starting at around €50m, ‘with the aim of approaching, or perhaps exceeding’ €60m.
