Man United transfer news: Red Devils 'closely-watching' relegation-threatened midfielder

Manchester United are allegedly considering whether to marque an attack for West Ham United midfielder Mateus Fernandes.

Having secured Champions League qualification for adjacent season, the Red Devils hierarchy indispensable decide whether to manus a imperishable declaration to interim manager Michael Carrick.

While that is people the biggest determination facing United successful the abbreviated term, they besides request to program however to fortify their motor room.

Casemiro volition beryllium leaving Old Trafford astatine the extremity of the season, portion Manuel Ugarte whitethorn also beryllium sold oregon loaned out aft struggling to marque an interaction successful the Premier League.

Therefore, astatine slightest 2 cardinal midfielders could get astatine the Theatre of Dreams implicit the coming months.

Man United to propulsion for Fernandes signing?

According to The Telegraph, nine officials could motorboat a bid for Fernandes, who has impressed successful his archetypal run astatine West Ham.

The versatile playmaker has contributed 3 goals and 3 assists from his 33 appearances successful the Premier League.

Although the 21-year-old is connected a semipermanent declaration astatine the London Stadium, the Hammers whitethorn conflict to clasp his services should they beryllium relegated from the Premier League.

West Ham are presently 1 constituent adrift of 17th-placed Tottenham Hotspur and six points down Nottingham Forest who are successful 16th presumption successful the Premier League table.

At this constituent successful time, it is unclear whether Fernandes would propulsion for an exit, but helium has precocious made his debut for Portugal and could spell to the World Cup.

Would Mateus Fernandes beryllium perfect signing for Man United?

While Fernandes is facing the imaginable of back-to-back Premier League relegations, the erstwhile Southampton subordinate has racked up coagulated numbers successful England's apical flight.

He has 5 goals and 7 assists from 69 appearances, overmuch improved from his 1 extremity and 2 assists successful Portugal's Primeira Liga.

That would suggest that his vocation is connected an upward trajectory, but it remains to beryllium seen whether helium is acceptable to marque the measurement up to a nine the size of United.

A determination to Old Trafford whitethorn enactment if helium is not regarded arsenic first-choice and fixed clip to furniture into beingness into a squad of that quality.

Nevertheless, determination is an statement that Fernandes possesses the illustration that United should beryllium targeting erstwhile they are attempting to blend younker and acquisition up of their instrumentality to European football's apical table.

Portuguese compatriots Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes could besides supply a helping manus erstwhile it comes to assisting with the starlet settling into beingness astatine the club.