Man United transfer news: Summer target reveals "influence" of rumours as Michael Carrick aims to sign Luke Shaw replacement

Reported Manchester United target Nathaniel Brown has refused to beryllium drawn connected rumours linking with a determination distant from Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Red Devils endured a hard evening against Leeds United connected Monday, losing 2-1 successful the Premier League, though the lucifer was marred by a controversial reddish card.

Fans were alarmed by however easy Leeds were capable to exposure the team's backline, and the show has led to calls for antiaircraft reinforcements.

United person been linked with respective defenders up of the summer, including left-back Nataniel Brown, who has been touted arsenic an heir to Luke Shaw.

Responding to rumours linking him with elite European sides, Brown insisted helium was lone focused connected Frankfurt, telling SportsBild: "Yes, you bash prime up connected things similar that, but it doesn’t power me. I’m concentrating connected the goals that are wrong my control. Nothing other interests maine close now."

The 22-year-old has besides been linked with different Premier League clubs, and United whitethorn person to enactment rapidly if they are to bushed the likes of Arsenal to his signature.

Nathaniel Brown assessed: Replacement for Luke Shaw?

One of Brown's standout traits is his quality to complaint up and down the near flank astatine pace, with Bundesliga information revealing helium has reached a apical velocity of 35.78km/h this season, ranking him eighth amongst each players successful the division.

Shaw has recovered it hard to supply the aforesaid level of strength helium showed earlier successful his career, and the 30-year-old has been utilized successful deeper areas of the transportation to compensate for his declining athleticism.

The Frankfurt antheral has averaged 27.9 close passes per crippled successful the German apical formation this season, a fig that is importantly little than Shaw's fig of 41.5 successful the Premier League.

Perhaps if Brown did articulation United, improving his quality with the shot would beryllium sensible if helium is to instrumentality the adjacent measurement successful his career.

How galore players bash Man United need?

Man United volition astir surely request to adhd astatine slightest 2 midfielders to their squad if they are to amended fixed Casemiro volition leave, meaning Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte volition beryllium the lone midfielders near astatine the club.

Securing the aboriginal of defence could beryllium cardinal fixed the likes of Harry Maguire and Shaw are some successful their thirties, and relying connected some successful 2026-27 could beryllium risky.

The bully quality for the adjacent United caput manager is that the team's onslaught volition apt beryllium beardown adjacent season, though skipper Bruno Fernandes volition beryllium 32 successful September, truthful it whitethorn beryllium omniscient for the Red Devils to commencement looking for a imaginable successor.