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Manchester United are intent on making a marquee signing in midfield with hope remaining of striking a big-money deal for one of their leading targets, according to The Athletic<\/em>. <\/p>\n After missing out on deals for Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes to Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, the Red Devils are taking stock of their options. <\/p>\n Real Madrid superstar Aurelien Tchouameni, 26, is a \u201cdream signing\u201d at Old Trafford, though there is internal acceptance a deal will be as difficult as it is costly. <\/p>\n The Athletic<\/em> reveals United are \u201cready if Real Madrid decide to sell Tchouameni\u201d, with the Spanish giant keen to bolster their budget through sales.<\/p>\n At Jose Mourinho\u2019s request, The Whites<\/em> are exploring options to add more creativity and control to their engine room. Chelsea\u2019s Enzo Fernandez is one target, while Manchester City\u2019s Rodri is another, though deals for either look unlikely at this stage. <\/p>\n If the Frenchman were forced to leave the Santiago Bernabeu, he is understood to want to play for United and would be open to a switch to M16, according to Athletic <\/em>reporter Andy Mitten. He has two years remaining on his contract, and wages may pose another issue to a move. <\/p>\n Elsewhere, Manchester United are also firmly in the race for Bournemouth maestro, Alex Scott. The 22-year-old Guernsey native shone last season on the south coast, attracting the attention of England\u2019s elite, including Arsenal. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source: transfermarkt.com <\/p>\n But the Cherries are adamant they will not sell Scott this summer, instead preferring to tie him down to a new contract, which would likely include a release clause. His current deal expires in 2028. <\/p>\n The Athletic<\/em> reveals United are \u201cweighing up a move\u201d for the England under-21 international. He has \u201cbig admirers\u201d in M16, as he does throughout the Premier League, though it is believed it will require a fee of at least \u00a380 million to bring Bournemouth to the negotiating table. <\/p>\n Borussia Dortmund dynamo Felix Nmecha is another name on the list, with sporting director Jason Wilcox and recruitment director Christopher Vivell both knowing the 25-year-old Germany international well. <\/p>\n However, well-placed sources indicate the Bundesliga club value their player around at around the \u20ac120m (\u00a3103m) mark, making a move unlikely. United are not believed to be advancing a deal at this time. <\/p>\n Chelsea box-to-box midfielder Andrey Santos, who can play as both the No.6 or No.8 has emerged as another target, with the Blues open to the Brazilian\u2019s departure for a fee in the region of \u00a350m. United have held talks with his camp. <\/p>\n Other less high-profile option include Fulham\u2019s Sander Berge, who is enjoying a superb World Cup campaign with Norway, and Scott\u2019s teammate at the Vitality Stadium, Tyler Adams.<\/p>\n Having faced the crushing blow of losing two excellent young midfielders to their direct rivals, Manchester United\u2019s communication of a sense of confidence publicly may not be as calm behind closed doors. But if a blockbuster move for Tchouameni can be pulled off, it will provide Michael Carrick with a world-class midfielder to anchor his entire team around. Few fans will be pining for Anderson or Fernandes if the French colossus arrives at the Theatre of Dreams this summer.<\/p>\n Featured image Dan Mullan via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 48 Manchester United are intent on making a marquee signing in midfield with hope remaining…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Dream Target<\/h5>\n
Other targets on the radar<\/h5>\n
Alex Scott 25\/26 season stats<\/h2>\n
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\n \nMatches played<\/th>\n Goals<\/th>\n Assists<\/th>\n Mins played<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n 39<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n 3062<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Final Thoughts<\/h5>\n