Man Utd transfer news: £30m Lewis Hall alternative says 'yes' to Old Trafford move in major boost

Manchester United person been handed a large boost successful their search for a caller left-back.

RB Leipzig defender David Raum is unfastened to joining the Red Devils and has already fixed the greenish airy to a imaginable determination to Old Trafford.

While Lewis Hall remains United's preferred target, Newcastle United's stance has forced the nine to research alternatives earlier the transportation model closes.

David Raum unfastened to Man Utd move

United person not abandoned their involvement successful Hall, but a determination for the England planetary remains hard with Newcastle refusing to entertain his departure.

That has seen sporting manager Jason Wilcox and United's recruitment squad measure alternate targets, with Raum among those precocious connected their list.

TEAMtalk claims United person admired the Germany planetary for immoderate time, portion the 28-year-old has antecedently spoken with the club.

Crucially, Raum has present said 'yes' to a determination to Old Trafford to vie with Luke Shaw for a starting place.

His declaration concern besides makes him an charismatic option, arsenic Raum has little than 12 months remaining connected his Leipzig woody and has a merchandise clause worthy astir £34 million.

However, with the Bundesliga outfit perchance reluctant to suffer him for thing adjacent summer, a interest of astir £30 cardinal oregon beneath could reportedly beryllium negotiated if helium does not motion a caller contract.

That could marque Raum a considerably much attainable enactment than Hall close now.

What different left-backs are Man Utd looking at?

Hall remains United's archetypal choice, but Newcastle's determination to support him means a woody whitethorn simply not beryllium imaginable this summer.

That makes the alternatives progressively important, with Raum arguably the astir charismatic of the options presently being considered.

Barcelona's Alejandro Balde was assessed earlier successful the process, though his persistent wounded problems person made United wary of pursuing a deal.

Eintracht Frankfurt's Nathaniel Brown was besides monitored earlier helium joined Bayern Munich, portion younger options specified arsenic Club Brugge's Joaquin Seys and Bournemouth's Adrian Truffert person been considered.

For now, though, Hall remains the imagination option. If Newcastle proceed to garbage to negociate successful the last fewer weeks of the window, past Raum could beryllium the cleanable solution.

He is experienced, disposable for a comparatively humble interest and, astir importantly, already wants the move. With United needing to code the left-back presumption earlier the caller season, Raum looks progressively hard to ignore.