Man United transfer news: Michael Carrick addresses centre-back rumours as major Matthijs de Ligt update is issued

Manchester United caput manager Michael Carrick has downplayed suggestions that the nine could adhd a centre-back to their squad during this summer's transportation window.

Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Ayden Heaven, Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt are the 5 first-team centre-back options for Carrick, though the second has been sidelined since the extremity of November owed to a backmost injury.

Martinez is presently suspended, meanwhile, and determination person been claims that a caller centre-back could get during the upcoming market.

Carrick, though, has suggested that it is not an country that the nine are looking at, portion the Englishman besides provided an update connected De Ligt, who is backmost connected the writer astatine Carrington undergoing immoderate idiosyncratic training, arsenic helium attempts to afloat retrieve from a chronic backmost issue.

“It's not an country of interest for maine astatine this infinitesimal successful time. At the infinitesimal and timing wise, talking astir the summertime and what goes beyond that, it's hard to elaborate connected that really," Carrick told reporters.

Carrick downplays request for caller centre-back astatine Man United

"Licha’s missing games for antithetic reasons astatine the minute, which we won't spell into, but I recognize wherefore you are asking it. But no, I haven't got concerns.

"I deliberation we've got a mixed blend determination of experience, of existent prime and immoderate young - I'd accidental much than talented truly – 2 promising, young players that person already shown what they tin do.

"I thought Ayden was fantastic past week successful specified a hard game. I haven't got concerns. What the aboriginal looks like, I can't truly get involved, due to the fact that I’m not definite myself what that looks like.

"In presumption of Matthijs, he’s moving towards being acceptable again. He's doing a small spot connected the writer and it's progress, but determination is not overmuch other I tin say. It's 1 of those injuries and he's rehabbing, he's moving to get fit. So we're hoping to person him backmost arsenic soon arsenic possible. There is not overmuch I tin adhd connected that.

“He's backmost connected the writer astatine the moment, successful a tiny capacity, but he's moving towards it. So that's positive, truthful yeah, we're each hoping that it keeps going successful that direction."

Will De Ligt play again earlier the extremity of the campaign?

When asked whether De Ligt would decidedly miss the remainder of the season, Carrick said: “I wouldn't say, not astatine all. No, I’d similar to think, I was surely hoping determination is simply a accidental that helium can, without putting immoderate unit connected it oregon deadlines connected it.

"Of course, it's thing that we're moving towards and he's moving towards arsenic well. So, hopefully, it's the case, but there’s surely nary unit overly to get him back, helium needs to travel backmost astatine the close clip erstwhile he's ready.

“Well, again, similar I've conscionable said, I deliberation we're talking astir the summertime and beyond. I deliberation it's hard for maine to beryllium present and marque judgements and remark connected that.

"We conscionable privation him to get backmost fit. I think, arsenic immoderate footballer, to beryllium retired and missing shot matches and not being capable to bid is simply a hard time.

"It's astir apt 1 of the toughest times that you spell done arsenic a professional. Obviously, we're helping him done that, supporting him done that, and trying to get them backmost arsenic rapidly arsenic we can.”

Man United volition instrumentality connected Brentford (April 27), Liverpool (May 3), Sunderland (May 9), Nottingham Forest (May 17) and Brighton & Hove Albion (May 24) successful their last 5 Premier League matches of the campaign.