Manchester United preparing £80m bid to sign Harry Maguire, Wan-Bissaka reveals why he joined United, and more Manchester United Transfer News, July 14, 2019

By Deepungsu Pandit

Modified Jul 15, 2019 14:49 GMT

Manchester United are reportedly preparing an Â£80m bid for Maguire — Manchester United are reportedly preparing an £80m bid for Maguire

#4 Solskjaer wants a Bryan Robson type skipper in his team

Solskjaer wants a Bryan Robson type leader in his team

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that he could use a Bryan Robson type leader in his team to help Manchester United return to their former glory. The Norwegian was speaking to fans at an event in Perth and had the legendary United skipper for company. The United boss had this to say:

We are on the way to building a new squad. We’ve got new staff in, coaching staff. I believe so much in this club and this project. To be manager of this club is fantastic. I’m standing next to the history of this club [Robson].

I never had the honour of playing with Robbo but we need a player like him in the team. We’re waiting for the young ones to come through because we’ve got so many exciting players and I’m sure we’ll see the best of them in the years to come.

There are some experienced ones as well that still have a few years left in them. We can get back to the level we were, definitely.

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