Casemiro is history at Old Trafford, Manuel Ugarte is out with a long-term injury. Manchester City have made sure that Elliot Anderson does not end up at United, Tottenham have done the same with Mateus Fernandes – and soon also Sandro Tonali. This does not mean that Manchester United will necessarily end up on the defensive. On the contrary.

Because right up there on the wish list is Aurelien Tchouameni, Real Madrid and France’s midfield star. In recent months, the 26-year-old has been linked with United, now the hyperactive transfer journalist Romano reports on movements “behind the scenes”.

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“When we talk about midfielders, I’ve always wanted to mention what’s going to happen next at Manchester United. Because in the space of 24 hours, we saw that Elliot Anderson, Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes – three players who were interesting for Manchester United, but by then the race was already decided – went elsewhere. So what happens to Man Utd?, the transfer journalist begins on his own YouTube channel.

-If you ask me, who could be the ideal target for Utd? The two names that Man Utd internally consider as fantastic options are Aurelien Tchouameni, but I did say that the problem is the salary, and at the moment no green light from Real Madrid, and Alex Scott is also highly rated by Manchester United, Romano further doses.

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“Alex Scott has a lot of clubs around him this summer, but Bournemouth insist they want to keep the player and they will offer him a new contract. At the moment, from Bournemouth, it’s no – he’s not leaving, but in case they open doors for a big-money exit, we have to follow these two clubs (United and Arsenal) who are ultimately keen on Alex Scott,” he concludes.

Tchouameni and Scott. Then we are excited to see if Michael Carrick starts the season with these two “fantastic options”.

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