{"id":15122,"date":"2026-07-07T18:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15122"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:50:15","slug":"go-for-it-france-world-cup-winner-urges-aurelien-tchouameni-to-join-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15122","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Go For It&#8221; &#8211; France World Cup Winner Urges Aurelien Tchouameni To Join Man Utd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><strong>Former Chelsea defender and World Cup winner Marcel Desailly has backed Aurelien Tchouameni to make the switch to Man Utd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Real Madrid midfielder is among the club\u2019s top midfield targets, and when asked by Sportscasting.com whether a move to Old Trafford would be the right one for the player, Desailly said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure Aurelien Tchouam\u00e9ni would move to the Premier League, and Manchester United is still a massive club; a massive name. He had a difficult season, but at least he shows leadership. That\u2019s why when you talk about Konate or Tchouameni, I\u2019ll always choose Tchouameni because of his desire. And he also wears my number 8 on his back, so I love him for this!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/manunews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?230424-120838\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on ManUNews.com<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI believe that he has that little bit of leadership and the desire to bring the team all together. So it could be a good move for him, just like when Raphael Varane swapped Madrid for Manchester back in the day. So why not? I would encourage him to go for it and try the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What are the chances of Tchouameni joining the Red Devils?<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" v=\"f216f6d5d0b6ef819f6e02bf8357cefd\" image-id=\"WmOB5nD45O1I\" theme=\"iy-theme\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 1.4998955504491331; max-width: 7180px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>United are still waiting patiently to see whether Real are willing to sell the 26-year-old. The La Liga giants have yet to give the green light despite needing to sell if they want to make a move for another midfielder this summer.<\/p>\n<p>There are also doubts over whether Michael Carrick\u2019s side could agree personal terms with Tchouameni. It is believed that one of the reasons why Tottenham won the race for Mateus Fernandes was because Spurs were willing to give the player a higher wage. What does that say about the chances of satisfying Tchouameni\u2019s salary demands?<\/p>\n<h2>Man Utd are looking at several midfielders<\/h2>\n<p>If Tchouameni is not a realistic option, it is believed that the Manchester club\u2019s other preferred target is Bournemouth\u2019s Alex Scott.<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s teammate Tyler Adams, <strong>Chelsea\u2019s Andrey Santos<\/strong> and Fulham\u2019s Sander Berge are also under consideration, but they are thought to be lower down the shortlist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man Utd? 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