Wayne Rooney thinks Harry Maguire needs to get his confidence back to improve his form at Manchester United.
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Manchester United youngster Facundo Pellistri has joined up with Uruguay for international duty this week and has been speaking to the media about his teammates. Pellistri, 20, has been on loan at Alaves in La Liga this season but can provide valuable insight for United fans on reported transfer target Ronald Araujo.
Rio Ferdinand has earmarked Barcelona and Uruguay star Araujo as one of two potential transfers United should make amid speculation around the future of captain Harry Maguire. He has been identified by the United legend as a potential suitor along with PSG and Brazil star Marquinhos.
"I would sign Marquinhos," Ferdinand told Vibe with Five. "I would sign the Uruguayan at Barcelona [Araujo]."
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Araujo has made 52 league appearances for the Catalans since signing from Uruguayan side Boston River in 2018 and the 22-year-old has become one of the most in demand centre-backs in Europe in recent weeks. He scored in Xavi's side's 4-0 win over La Liga leaders Real Madrid in Sunday's El Clasico and has been talked up by Pellistri following their La Liga encounters as well as national team encounters.
In a glowing reference, Pellistri told ESPN: “He (Araujo) is a beast physically and with the ball. I get along very well with him, I am calm to have him by my side."
Araujo has been linked with a move to Old Trafford as he approaches the final year of his deal at Camp Nou, with attempts from the Catalan giants to tie him down to a longer contract so far proving fruitless.
On United's problems at the back, Ferdinand added: "There are moments in careers, and Harry Maguire is going through it now, where everything you seem to do there seems to be a
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