According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, he is ‘almost sure’ that a midfielder will be signed at United if Casemiro departs this summer.
He added that West Ham star and Mexico captain Edson Alvarez is one of the options being discussed internally at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, Footyvaild Understands that even if Casemiro stays, it’s clear that Erik Ten Hag’s team needs more energy and legs in the middle of the park.
Alvarez is a player who has been linked in that regards. The player is known to manager Erik ten Hag due to their time together at Ajax and has a highly productive first season in the English Premier League with The Hammers.
Speaking to the media concerning Manchester United’s links the Mexican Captain said…
I can only tell you that I’m focused on what I have to do,” he explained….
I know that the Copa America is a very important tournament where the eyes of the world are basically there. Later, there will be time to see what there is or what there isn’t.”
Alvarez joined West Ham on a five year contract for a deal reported to be worth £35m. He’s had a strong first year and impressed many with his performances.
West Ham will likely look to make a profit on the player despite having only played for the club for 12 months. So it will be interesting to see if United will think that the Mexican will provide good value for money or if they’ll look elsewhere.
