Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag saluted centre-back Jonny Evans after he produced a solid showing in Saturday's 2-0 win over Everton at Old Trafford.
22.02.2024 - 05:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United are reportedly in a battle with Tottenham for Bayer Leverkusen defender Odilon Kossounou.
Erik ten Hag has been forced to tweak his central defensive pairing since taking up the Old Trafford helm in the summer of 2022. Former defender Harry Maguire endured time out of the squad, stripped of the captaincy, before playing his way back into the side.
Both Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane have suffered from their respective injury issues. The Argentine is currently sidelined with a knee injury, after recovering from his stint with an ankle injury, but Varane has faced a series of injury problems which have hampered his involvement.
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It has been claimed that United face competition from their Premier League rivals for the centre-back. According to SportBILD, Ten Hag and the recruitment team in Manchester are monitoring four of Bayer Leverkusen's stars including Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios, Edmond Tapsoba and Odilon Kossonou.
Last week, the Manchester Evening News confirmed that United were keeping tabs on Tapsoba and Frimpong. Xabi Alonso's side have defied expectations this season after rising to the top of the Bundesliga and laying siege to Bayern Munich's dominance at the top of the league.
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