Having signed Casemiro to bolster his midfield and trying to get either (or both of) Antony and Cody Gakpo up front, Erik ten Hag also wants a new defender at Manchester United, it seems.
We say this because L’Equipe are reporting that, following claims from Le10 Sport stating the same, the Red Devils tried to sign Benjamin Pavard.
The article makes it very clear that Manchester United’s attempt was ‘in vain’, and came ‘a bit late’.
The Old Trafford side, like Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and Juventus, had placed the Frenchman on ‘their recruitment list, without making a move’.
However, ‘a few days ago’, they decided to turn that interest into something more concrete, but the player ‘had decided a few weeks prior to stay in Bavaria’.
That’s why Manchester United approach was ‘therefore rejected’, leaving Ten Hag and his staff to try and get someone else in to make up the numbers at the back.
It’s worth remembering that they very recently let Eric Bailly head to Marseille on loan for the season, with the Ligue 1 side able to make the move permanent for around €6m next season.
