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We 'signed' Manuel Ugarte in £50m Man United transfer and this is what happened
30.06.2024 - 06:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United have been linked with Paris Saint-Germain's Manuel Ugarte, with a defensive midfielder once again on United's wishlist in the transfer window.
After a lacklustre season that ended on a high, United are tipped to pursue a handful of new arrivals in the summer, including a striker, centre-back, and a defensive midfielder. Kobbie Mainoo has established himself as one of Erik ten Hag's most important midfielders alongside Bruno Fernandes, but with Casemiro dropping off last season and Sofyan Amrabat largely failing to impress during his loan spell, a new defensive midfielder could be on the cards.
Ugarte is one of the players being linked with the Uruguayan midfielder reportedly on Ten Hag's radar. The 23-year-old moved to Paris from Sporting Lisbon last summer for £50million, so it will most likely take a similar sum to tempt the French club into selling.
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So, if United signed Ugarte how could he perform? We simulated the 2024/25 season to find out.
To set up this simulation, we used Football Manager 2024 to move Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain to United in the summer transfer window before simulating the 2024/25 season. This is how the midfielder performed.
Ugarte was thrown into the United starting XI from the get-go, with the Uruguayan alongside Mainoo and Fernandes in midfield. By the end of the season, Ugarte had established himself as a key player for United in what was starting to look like an incredible transfer.
Fernandes (47) was the only United midfielder to play more games than Ugarte (42), with the 23-year-old also grabbing one goal and eight
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