Man United transfer news: Scouts ‘completely convinced’ about £46.6m attacker

Manchester United could reportedly prosecute a determination for Como winger Assane Diao pursuing a affirmative scouting mission.

The Red Devils forked retired successful excess of £200m successful the summertime of 2025 to bolster their frontline with the arrivals of Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.

This summer, Man United focused connected midfield reinforcements, bringing successful Carlos Baleba, Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans for astir £150m.

It is understood that the 20-time English top-flight champions mean to fortify their antiaircraft options successful the adjacent mates of transportation windows, but further additions successful onslaught could besides beryllium connected the cards.

Speculation implicit Sesko’s semipermanent future is opening to grow, amid reported involvement from Barcelona and Juventus, portion Joshua Zirkzee is progressively apt to permission successful hunt of regular crippled time.

Although Senegal planetary Diao is predominantly a winger, 4-4-2 claims that Man United scouts are ‘completely convinced’ of the 21-year-old’s abilities.

Man Utd among clubs funny successful Assane Diao

The study adds that Red Devils' scouts watched Diao straight connected tract successful Serie A games against Genoa, Parma and Frosinone this season.

Diao is known to beryllium a fast, almighty and nonstop winger who is comfy operating connected some flanks and has besides featured concisely arsenic a centre-forward.

It is claimed that Liverpool, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Everton and Brentford are besides funny successful Diao, portion Roma and Atalanta BC are 2 Italian clubs that person been keeping tabs connected the youngster.

Diao moved from Real Betis to Como successful January 2025 and marque an electrical commencement to beingness nether caput manager Cesc Fabregas, scoring 8 goals successful his archetypal 15 Serie A appearances.

The Senegal prima past endured an wounded deed 2025-26 campaign, scoring lone doubly successful 17 league games, but helium has since made a affirmative commencement to the caller season, chipping successful with 3 goals and 1 assistance successful six games crossed Serie A and the Champions League.

Como are said to person nary tendency to merchantability Diao, who is valued betwixt €50m (£42.4m) and €55m (£46.6m), and the winger is nether declaration astatine the Italian nine until the summertime of 2029.