Manchester United decided to reinforce the center-back position by signing Matthijs de Ligt and Leny Yoro last summer. Moreover, Ayden Heaven joined from Arsenal in the winter window.
Still, they are planning to add more depth to this position as Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans are set to leave the club as free agents at the end of this season.
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Moreover, Harry Maguire will enter the final year of his current contract this summer so his long-term future is currently uncertain at Old Trafford.
Lisandro Martínez has sustained a serious knee injury, hence, he is set to remain sidelined for a long time, while Heaven also picked up an issue recently, as a result, he may be unavailable for selection for an extended period.
Now, Caught Offside claim that Man Utd have identified Genoa defender, Koni De Winter, as a serious option to strengthen the defence after monitoring his development in recent times.
Genoa value the 22-year-old at around £29.5m[€35m] with the youngster still having more than three years left in his current contract.
The Red Devils are set to face tough competition from Tottenham Hotspur over this deal. However, neither United nor Spurs are prioritising signing him at the moment.
Instead, West Ham United are more keen on hiring the Belgian, additionally, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Inter Milan, AS Roma, FC Porto and Wolves are in this race as well. But, the Premier League seems to be his most likely destination due to the English clubs’ financial power.
De Winter is a 6ft 3in tall right-footed centre-back but is also comfortable in the right-back role. In 16 Serie A starts this season, he has scored three goals and kept five clean sheets thus far.
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