Manchester United\u2019s midfield rebuild may not stop with the expected arrivals of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans. Signing another midfielder would leave United with a significantly different engine room heading into the new season.<\/p>\n However, the club must decide whether three major additions are necessary or whether some of their remaining transfer budget should be reserved for other positions.<\/p>\n According to Football Insider, Man United are preparing a fresh move for Wolves midfielder Jo\u00e3o Gomes.<\/p>\n The Brazilian is a long-term target at Old Trafford and could be allowed to leave Molineux following the club\u2019s relegation from the Premier League.<\/p>\n The report claims United are extremely keen on the 25-year-old and hope to add him alongside Tielemans, with a verbal agreement reportedly in place for the Aston Villa midfielder.<\/p>\n The Guardian has also reported that United are in advanced negotiations for Tielemans after deciding to activate his \u00a335m release clause.<\/p>\n Gomes would offer a different profile. His aggression, ball-winning ability and familiarity with English football could give United more protection in demanding matches, while his experience means he should require less time to adapt than an overseas prospect.<\/p>\n \t\t\t
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Man United have already completed the signing of Santos from Chelsea.<\/p>\n Gomes would be a strong addition if United can secure him at a reasonable price. He would bring intensity and defensive bite, while Santos and Tielemans offer more progression and creativity.<\/p>\n However, United must also provide a clear pathway for all three players. Spending heavily on several midfielders only makes sense if each one has a defined role.<\/p>\n This looks like a sensible opportunity following Wolves\u2019 relegation. Gomes is entering his prime, already understands the Premier League and could give United the balance their midfield has often lacked.<\/p>\n Man United receive boost in race for World Cup star with club looking to \u2018balance the books\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Manchester United\u2019s midfield rebuild may not stop with the expected arrivals of Andrey Santos and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17165","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\/17165","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=17165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The Red Devils are attempting to add greater energy, physical strength and Premier League experience in central areas after identifying the position as one of their biggest summer priorities.<\/p>\nMan United turn attention to Premier League proven option<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/section>\nMichael Carrick is set to have a new look midfield<\/h2>\n