Solskjaer urged to build team around Paul Pogba, Manchester United interested in £60m French combative midfielder and more Manchester United Transfer News: June 3, 2019

By Deepungsu Pandit

Modified Jul 22, 2022 23:39 GMT

Solskjaer is yet to complete his first signing for Manchester United

#4 United monitoring £30m Tottenham Right back

The Daily Mail reports that Manchester United are currently monitoring Tottenham's English right back Kieran Trippier. Solskjaer is reportedly on the look out for a new right back, as he prepares to bolster his squad ahead of the new season. Antonio Valencia has left the club and Darmian and Young have both failed to impress the Norwegian. That leaves United with only young Dalot for the right back position

Solskjaer had already identified Aaron Wan-Bissaka of Crystal Palace as his first priority for the position. However, United have been stunned by Palace's evaluation of the Englishman and are reportedly looking at cheaper alternatives. And Trippier was one of the options that the Red Devils were considering. But United now fear that they will be priced out of a move for the Tottenham Right back by club Chairman Daniel Levy, who has a reputation of being a shrewd negotiator.

Reports say that Levy wants more than £30m for the 28 year old, a price that United are unwilling to pay. We revealed in this segment yesterday that PSG right back Thomas Meunier is very close to becoming Solskjaer's first signing of the summer, so United might not be tempted to fall for Levy's negotiations in the Trippier deal.

About the author

Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written over 8500 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5Million reads.

Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.

Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.

Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.

Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.

Know More

Edited by Moderator -PJ