Erik ten Hag knows that Manchester United have to be more clinical in front of goal when they take on Tottenham at Old Trafford.
12.10.2022 - 07:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Casemiro has finally broken into the Manchester United team and with that the Erik ten Hag rebuild can truly begin. It has been some time coming — for one reason or another — but the decorated Brazilian is the midfielder that United needed, even though he was not their first port of call this summer.
Before appointing Ten Hag as manager, noise coming from Old Trafford and beyond suggested Declan Rice was the priority target to address long-standing concerns in central midfield. However, from the moment Ten Hag landed he only had one name in his mind — Frenkie de Jong.
Following what was, at times, a garishly public and very unsuccessful chase for his signature, De Jong stayed put and United had to bridge the gap one way or another. Casemiro became a viable option as an alternative when United realised that Spanish giants Real Madrid were willing to play ball over his €60million switch.
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After winning another Champions League trophy — with Casemiro playing a key part while picking up his fifth medal on a personal level — Real already had one eye on the future to evolve an ageing albeit star-studded midfield trio. United must now use that as a blueprint for their own market endeavours.
French starlets Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni — who were both linked with United before their moves to Madrid — have become mainstays in the Spanish team's midfield and they could seek to sign Jude Bellingham when he embarks on his next adventure post-Borussia Dortmund. But can United dare to dream in that pursuit?
In finding a long-term partner for Casemiro, Bellingham and De Jong will surely be on United's midfielder, but the club will need alternative targets, like they had with the
Erik ten Hag knows that Manchester United have to be more clinical in front of goal when they take on Tottenham at Old Trafford.
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