Manchester United Transfer Targets 2021

Manchester United transfer targets 2021? Here, we look at the latest news about Manchester United transfer targets in 2021. We point out football players that are considered on top of the Manchester United transfer target list. So which footballers are the Manchester United transfer targets this 2021?

Manchester United Transfer Targets 

Manchester United are coming off yet another topsy turvy season according to their standards. The Red Devils finished third in the Premier League last term and are only a position better this year under Ole Solskjaer. While many fans are questioning the tactical acumen of their manager, it is clear to see some of the players are simply not good enough.

Prior to this summer, Solskjaer was given a treasure chest of around £145m last summer with which he brought in Daniel James, Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka. All three have become an integral part of the club’s future and Bruno Fernandes’ January transfer has also been a great success. Now, he needs to address a few key positions to fully balance the squad.

A striker would be nice to give some consistent scoring threat other than Marcus Rashford. The right-wing could use more quality and so could the team’s defence. This summer he bought Cavani as a stop-gap option only. 

Donny Van De Beek and Alex Telles are both good additions to the squad.

Let’s take a look at the players United should be targeting this 2021 –

Top 5 Manchester United Transfer Targets 2021

Well, Manchester United will need to be full of intent if they are to compete for the Premier League title next season. But The Red Devils should also sign better players. So, with that in mind – who will be the Manchester United transfer targets this summer?

5. Erling Haaland: Manchester United Transfer Targets

Haaland was almost close to a deal for Manchester United before his agent Mino Raiola broke the deal and sent him off to Borussia Dortmund. The player has been on fire there and he has done extremely well for them. 

His stock has gone up even more and he seems to be a player who could be on the move soon with United again interested in him. 

4. Jack Grealish: One Of The Top Manchester United Transfer Targets

If there is one player to be impressed by this season, it is Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish. Whether the Claret and Blues survive relegation, Manchester United should definitely pursue a deal for the English midfielder.

He has so far scored 6 goals and furthered 5 assists in 21 Premier League appearances. He is bound to collect more by the time the season ends. At 24, Grealish can ideally be called a complete midfielder. He is highly versatile and can simply walk into this Red Devils team to provide an obscene level of impact. Grealish could replace the unproductive Jesse Lingard in the number ten role and easily hand the front three more support.

So far, he has managed to upstage Jadon Sancho as Manchester United’s top transfer target. However, the situation with Grealish that has come up is that Aston Villa might get relegated this season – and Manchester United’s interest in the midfielder depends on Aston Villa’s success this summer. 

3. Raphael Varane

Real Madrid stalwart Raphael Varane is being highly sought after by Manchester United and now have been joined by Liverpool in the transfer race. The French centre-back has not agreed on a new deal with Real Madrid as he approaches the penultimate year of his contract. However, Manchester United seems most likely to win this race for Varane because they have everything the player wants in a club – Champions League and Premier League matches.

United are reportedly willing to offer Madrid £40m for the World Cup winner and is hopeful of signing him this summer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the lookout for an experienced centre-back to partner skipper Harry Maguire next season. These offers none of the other clubs are able to provide to the defender and that’s why United stands the best chance for a transfer.

2. Declan Rice: Manchester United Transfer Targets

Declan Rice is high on United’s shortlist for the summer. Primarily a centre-half, Rice has progressed to a midfield role at West Ham United. He has performed brilliantly to earn 7 caps for England and possibly even upstaging Eric Dier to a permanent spot under Gareth Southgate. Rice’s best traits are his physical strengths paired with his technical abilities. He moves quickly for a player of his stature and he can distribute the ball very well to every corner of the pitch.

Still only 22, Rice has a glorious future ahead of him in the Premier League and is waiting to be swept up by a top side. United could be that club with a reported fee of around £70m. The youngster could feature in midfield or even partner up with Maguire in the back. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans on playing Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes together, Rice could sit in the midfield pivot behind the two.

Chelsea are invested in signing him as well. Mason Mount and Rice grew up as close friends are keen on reuniting at the club level.

1. Jadon Sancho is one of the top Manchester United summer transfer targets

The Borussia Dortmund winger has been a revelation had already been linked with a potential move to Manchester United. United don’t really have an out and out right winger and a number of players have been unsuccessfully auditioned for that role. Jadon Sancho’s meteoric rise in this season hasn’t gone unnoticed and he could solve United’s right-wing problems.

Sancho has accumulated impressive numbers in his first full season in the Bundesliga and it would need a record-breaking offer for United to tempt Dortmund into selling their most prized asset. His eye for picking out the right pass and ability to cross the ball could be a huge hit at Old Trafford.

However, the move might have reached an ugly end with United ending up not making a single bid as they considered Dortmund’s valuation of the player extremely high. 

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