Man United transfer news: Scouts 'intensify' efforts to sign £38m defender as Michael Carrick endures crisis in the backline

Manchester United are successful the contention for Como defender Jacobo Ramon Naveros, the newest study has revealed.

It is understandable that the Red Devils are already looking guardant to the adjacent fewer transportation windows considering the nine are 17th successful the Premier League array with conscionable 7 points.

Michael Carrick's broadside are lone supra the relegation portion due to the fact that of extremity difference, and portion of the crushed they are truthful debased is due to the fact that of their defence.

United person conceded astatine slightest 2 goals 5 times successful the Premier League truthful acold this season, and the squad are successful hopeless request of reinforcements astatine the back.

A caller study from TEAMtalk claims that United's scouting of Como defender Ramon is acceptable to intensify, particularly pursuing his crippled against the Red Devils successful the Champions League successful October.

Jacobo Ramon assessed: Should Man United motion Como defender?

Ramon has chiefly operated arsenic a centre-back during his career, and the defender has shown that helium tin lend astatine some ends of the pitch.

The 21-year-old managed to people against United aft helium rotated into midfield and decided to marque an unchallenged tally into the punishment area, earlier heading location from adjacent range.

There are nary question marks astir the Spaniard's quality connected the ball, but helium besides routinely wins his idiosyncratic battles astatine the different extremity of the pitch, with the centre-back coming retired connected apical successful 67% of his duels successful Serie A this season.

Though Ramon is valued by Transfermarkt astatine €45m (£37.51m), United volition astir surely person to wage importantly much than that price, but his imaginable is high.

Man United relegation battle: Defensive transfers needed imminently

It whitethorn dependable hyperbolic, but United person 1 of the Premier League's weakest defences, with the likes of Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire acold beyond their best.

Lisandro Martinez's mentality has been questioned, portion galore fans are keen for right-back Diogo Dalot to beryllium replaced.

The request to fortify astatine the backmost is urgent, and fixed United arguably find themselves successful a relegation battle, they cannot spend to disregard their defence immoderate longer.