Man United transfer news: Michael Carrick learns £21m 'demand' for midfielder but he faces Premier League competition

Manchester United and Crystal Palace are successful interaction with the representatives of Toulouse teen Alexis Vossah, the latest study has claimed.

The Red Devils volition play their archetypal pre-season crippled against Wrexham connected July 18, but their squad is not successful the champion imaginable shape.

No large signings person been completed, and portion a interest has been agreed with Atalanta BC for midfielder Ederson, helium volition not lick each of United's problems successful that area.

Should Ederson's signing beryllium confirmed, past Michael Carrick's lone options for the mediate of the transportation volition beryllium the Brazilian and Kobbie Mainoo.

However, Fussball Europa assertion that some United and Crystal Palace privation to beryllium kept alert of Toulouse teen Alexis Vossah's situation, with a €25m (£21.35m) asking terms reportedly set.

Alexis Vossah assessed: Who is Toulouse midfielder?

Vossah lone made his nonrecreational debut past season, and helium has played conscionable 25 games for Toulouse, with lone 13 of his appearances coming from the commencement of matches.

In that time, the 18-year-old scored 1 extremity and provided 1 assist, though helium chiefly operated successful deeper areas of the pitch.

Vossah is incredibly energetic and helium possesses a beardown quality to screen ample distances up of his backline.

The Toulouse prima is besides accelerated having registered a velocity of 34.8 km/h successful Ligue 1 past season, and his gait could beryllium a invaluable plus erstwhile United woody with counter-attacks.

Manchester United transportation news: Cheaper midfield targets?

One of the reasons that United whitethorn beryllium looking astatine bringing successful the teen is to combat the prices that person been seen astir the Premier League for midfielders.

Elliot Anderson enjoyed a beardown 2025-26 run with Nottingham Forest, but eyebrows were raised astatine the £116m interest Manchester City paid to motion him.

Sandro Tonali had been tentatively linked with a determination to Old Trafford, arsenic had West Ham United prima Mateus Fernandes, but some signed for Tottenham Hotspur for £100m and £85m respectively.

While it is hard to spot however Vossah mightiness lend overmuch successful 2026-27 fixed his youthful age, helium could prevention the Red Devils a important sum implicit the coming seasons if helium develops into the midfielder that his endowment promises.