Man United transfer news: Red Devils could sell 27-year-old next year with "big changes" planned

By Matt Law | 06 Oct 2026 11:33, Last updated: 06 Oct 2026 11:34

Manchester United could look to merchantability Diogo Dalot adjacent twelvemonth arsenic portion of a antiaircraft overhaul, according to erstwhile Red Devils main scout Mick Brown.

Dalot has represented Man United connected 252 occasions for the 20-time English champions since arriving from Porto successful 2018, scoring 10 goals and registering 20 assists successful the process.

The 27-year-old has again been an important subordinate for the Red Devils this season, featuring connected six occasions, and has a declaration astatine Old Trafford until the summertime of 2028.

However, according to Brown, Man United could look to determination Dalot connected successful 2027, arsenic the 20-time English champions hole to overhaul their defence.

Man United 'could sell' Dalot adjacent twelvemonth arsenic portion of antiaircraft overhaul

"Dalot is simply a spot similar marmite. immoderate radical emotion him and immoderate deliberation he's not bully enough," Brown told Football Insider.

"The information of that is astir apt determination successful the middle, due to the fact that he's a decent enactment and he's done a bully job, but you wouldn't accidental he's a existent top-class right-back.

"He's been reliable nether Michael Carrick, that's wherefore helium picks him each week, adjacent if helium tin beryllium a spot inconsistent astatine times.

"But determination are going to beryllium large changes to the Man United defence, erstwhile you look crossed the backmost enactment determination are astir apt 4 oregon 5 players who they consciousness they could upgrade on.

"I deliberation astatine the infinitesimal they volition beryllium reluctant to suffer Dalot, he's not 1 they're going to beryllium pushing out, but astatine the aforesaid clip they haven't ruled retired letting him go.

"If the close connection comes in, I'm definite they volition beryllium acceptable to perceive to it, and if they are making large changes past I expect they'll beryllium bracing to person those offers."

Long-serving Dalot has been with Man United since 2018

Dalot represented AC Milan connected indebtedness during the 2020-21 run earlier returning to Man United, and helium has been a regular for the Red Devils since.

The 40-time Portugal planetary has made 178 Premier League appearances, boasting a grounds of 4 goals and 14 assists.

Man United could motion 2 centre-backs and a left-back adjacent summer, portion a caller right-back would beryllium required if Dalot does so determination on.

There person antecedently been suggestions that some Barcelona and Real Madrid are admirers of Dalot, who is expected to beryllium successful the starting broadside erstwhile Man United proceed their Premier League run against Tottenham Hotspur connected Saturday.