Manchester United have a four-man shortlist to exchange Harry Maguire in defence and have already held talks with Good’s Jean-Clair Todibo… with a Premier League star additionally a goal

As Harry Maguire prepares to maneuver on from Manchester United simply 4 years after his file £80million switch, Erik ten Hag is mulling quite a few backline choices forward of the beginning of the season. 

The previous membership captain has endured a torrid run of kind for the Purple Devils and didn’t reinvigorate his Outdated Trafford profession below the Dutch supervisor after he joined the membership from Ajax final summer time. 

The 30-year-old failed to start out for a lot of United’s final marketing campaign and was demoted from his captaincy forward of pre-season because the membership ready to simply accept provides for the England. 

Man United has since reached an settlement with West Ham in a reported £30m deal, and Maguire and the Hammers are set to hash out private phrases forward of a deliberate contemporary begin within the capital. 

However with Maguire’s departure, the Manchester membership lacks depth in defence, one thing which Ten Hag will likely be eager to treatment within the remaining weeks of the switch window. 

Harry Maguire is closing in on a £30m transfer to West Ham after 4 turbulent years at United

Erik ten Hag has been constructing a brief checklist of contenders to take over from the previous captain

Bayern Munich’s Benjamin Pavard (left) and Edmond Tapsoba of Leverkusen are favoured

The previous Ajax boss is contemplating Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba, Jean Clair Todibo of Good, Bayern Munich’s Benjamin Pavard, and Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi as contenders to fill his position. 

Mail Sport’s Chris Wheeler additionally understands {that a} one-year deal may be handed to Jonny Evans, who signed a short-term take care of the membership to accompany the aspect on their pre-season tour, eight years after wrapping up his first stint at his boyhood membership to hitch Leicester. 

The 35-year-old is believed to have impressed Ten Hag throughout his second spell as a part of United’s defence, and will show an environment friendly short-term choice because the membership takes its time to discover a long-term centre-back. 

United was briefly linked with Tapsoba in 2021, and renew their curiosity within the wake of Tottenham’s abortive move for the player, who’s a part of Leverkusen’s defensive bedrock. 

The 24-year-old has remodeled 100 appearances for the Bundesliga outfit since his transfer from Vitoria de Guimaraes in 2020, and was named to the AFCON 2021 Group of the Match for his worldwide performances for Burkina Faso. 

However the participant’s possible price ticket may put Tapsoba out of attain for the membership, who would discover themselves in an identical state of affairs with Guehi, who joined Palace two seasons in the past from Chelsea. 

Todibo has been a roiling goal this summer time, alongside midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, additional to United’s completion of precedence strikes for Mason Mount, Andre Onana, and Rasmus Hojlund, and United are thought to have mentioned a possible transfer with the participant’s brother and his representatives. 

Pavard could possibly be satisfied of a transfer following his aspect’s signing of Napoli’s Kim Min-jae in July, and his skill to play at right-back can be thought-about extremely prized by Ten Hag. 

Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi (left) might show too costly, while the Purple Devils have spoken to the representatives for Jean Clair Todibo (proper)

Jonny Evans (proper) was signed on an ultra-short-term deal to hitch Man United on pre-season

The World Cup winner with France was eyed closely by Manchester City earlier within the window as a possible goal ought to Kyle Walker decide to maneuver within the different course. 

However the England star is set to sign a new 12-month contract extension to remain on the Etihad, regardless of beforehand making a verbal settlement with Bayern. 

United will look to get their season off on the correct foot with out new defensive recruits of their opener in opposition to Wolves on Monday. 

Ten Hag’s aspect will likely be eager to maneuver on from a patchy pre-season marketing campaign, which noticed them register defeats in opposition to Actual Madrid, Wrexham, and Dortmund, and a draw in opposition to Athletic Bilbao.