Manchester United are likely to reinforce their full-back positions ahead of the 2024/25 season.
A left-back seems a priority for the club with the prolonged injury absence of Tyrell Malacia while a right-back could also be pursued with Aaron Wan-Bissaka likely to be sold.
Wan-Bissaka has entered the final year of his contract. The Athletic today confirm that he has turned down a move to West Ham United due to his desire to join Inter Milan.
The 26-year-old is open to signing for the Nerazzurri this summer or as a free-agent when his contract expires in June next year.
Intermediaries have discussed the idea of a swap deal involving Wan-Bissaka and Denzel Dumfries and in our opinion, it would be a good piece of business for the Red Devils.
Dumfries is reportedly interested in making the switch to Old Trafford.
Wan-Bissaka struggled for minutes during the first half of last season amid injuries.
However, he got a significant amount of playing time during the back end as Diogo Dalot started regularly at left-back in the injury absence of Luke Shaw and Malacia.
United’s hierarchy are now exploring a new left-back to provide back-up to Shaw. Wan-Bissaka could also make way as the club would not want to lose him for free next year.
We believe Wan-Bissaka should be used as a makeweight to sign Dumfries, who is valued at £25-30 million by the reigning Serie A champions.
Dumfries has played as a right wing-back during his time at San Siro. He scored four goals and provided six assists from 1,965 minutes last season.
The 28-year-old went on to play as a right-back for the Netherlands at Euro 2024. He was brilliant with his overlapping runs and induced an own goal from Turkey in the quarter-final.
Wan-Bissaka has better defensive attributes than Dumfries, but the latter would be perfect for Ten Hag with his fearless runs behind the defence and ability to provide key passes.
United could sign Dumfries for £10-15m if Wan-Bissaka (valued at £15m) is included as part of the deal.
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