Manchester United willing to pay huge sum for world-class Maguire partner

Manchester United could finally attain their long-term target.

As Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund continue their crunch talks over the ideal transfer fees for Jadon Sancho, the Reds hierarchy could be able to attain their other targets as the cloud of uncertainty begins to pave way for the sunshine, apparently.

Last summer, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer emphasised on building a robust foundation when he started his rebuild job at Old Trafford. It is fair to say that, an improvement on 54 goals- conceded during the 2018/19 campaign- played an important role as Reds secured a third league spot.

Despite heavy investment, Man United defence, yet, lacks that aggressive edge when facing direct opponents on the counter-attacks, often getting breached by injection of pace through the channels, making the need of a dominating partner for Harry Maguire imperative this summer.

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Gaining from past experiences, the negotiating chiefs are working on multiple deals to expedite the recruitment process, seeking the aid of intermediaries to propose their offers to player’s entourage and club representatives- as seen in the cases of Sancho and Gabriel Magalhaes.

With no positive consequence thus far, Man United need to be patient as a terrific opportunity seem to arrive at their door. And this time, it is one of their former targets before the club managed to lure Harry Maguire from Leicester City.

Kalidou Koulibaly- who has garnered constant links with a move to Man United in recent summers- has once again been touted to move away from Napoli. This time, though, it is a genuine possibility as the Italian club has identified its list of replacements, too.

Having priced the Senegal international above €100million previously, the price seems to have taken a hit with the Azzurri in need of generating funds having spent around €180million in past two transfer markets.

Man United have made attempts to lure Koulibaly before managing the services of their current skipper on a world-record deal worth 80 million pounds. It was understood that cross-town rivals, Man City, were interested, too, before eschewing to match Leicester’s asking price.

Witnessing glaring gaps in the back-four in the absence of Aymeric Laporte, Pep Guardiola has been adamant to address the issue this summer, having already acquired Nathan Ake from Bournemouth.

Considering the potential departures of Eric Garcia, John Stones, and Nicolas Otamendi, the City boss is eager to add a world-class addition to his defence with Koulibaly being a revered target.

However, it has been learnt that Man City have distanced themselves from a purported transfer for Kalidou Koulibaly, as explained in one of our stories.

On a positive side, Manchester United could swoop in for their long-term target with Napoli dropping the listed price to €70million, as per reports from Gazzetta dello Sport via Sport Witness.

The reports suggest that United have always offered the aforementioned figure for Koulibaly, but this time, a deal could be struck given the need of Napoli to generate cash via player sales.

Should Man United manage to sign the Senegalese, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could boast the best defence in the league in theory, sending out a major statement to the Premier League peers.

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