Manchester United transfer latest: Ruben Amorim battle with Juventus in January window for Champions League winner

Manchester United are reportedly funny successful signing Barcelona centre-back Andreas Christensen but volition look a conflict to motion him up of Juventus.

Ruben Amorim's United were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle United connected December 30, succumbing to their 4th consecutive decision successful the Premier League.

While the Portuguese boss's accomplishment astatine Old Trafford was met positively by fans, the nine are present 14th successful the table with conscionable 22 points aft 19 games.

The nine person not kept a cleanable expanse successful their past 8 fixtures and the team's signifier is truthful dire that relegation from the apical flight has been mooted arsenic a chiseled possibility.

Mundodeportivo study that the Red Devils clasp superior involvement successful Christensen and would similar to adhd him to their antiaircraft ranks successful the wintertime transportation model successful bid to assistance rectify their mediocre performances, but enactment that they look fierce contention from Juventus.

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How severely bash Manchester United request reinforcements?

In their past 8 matches successful each competitions, United person conceded 18 goals and the likes of Lisandro Martinez person travel nether expanding scrutiny for mediocre performances successful the backline.

The nine person conceded 21 times and scored 17 goals successful 11 games nether Amorim truthful far, and with matches against Liverpool and Arsenal to travel successful their adjacent 2 fixtures, it would not beryllium astonishing if the club's antiaircraft frailty was further exposed.

One of the reasons opponents get truthful overmuch state to onslaught United's backline is that the team's centre-backs look reluctant to measurement guardant and unopen down the abstraction successful beforehand of the defence, and unless this cognition to defending changes, goalkeeper Andre Onana is improbable to support galore cleanable sheets.

However, signing Christensen could beryllium a hazard fixed helium lone returned to grooming with his nine broadside connected Sunday aft overcoming tendinopathy successful his near Achilles tendon that forced him to acquisition surgery.

The 28-year-old Danish centre-back has successful information lone made 1 quality successful La Liga for Barca this term, and has lone made 30 oregon much appearances successful a league play erstwhile successful his anterior 7 campaigns.

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How acold volition Manchester United descend without January signings?

Amorim himself has admitted the United could find themselves successful a relegation conflict this season, and his connection is singular considering the Red Devils person spent immense sums connected players passim the squad.

During the team's nonaccomplishment against Newcastle, erstwhile Manchester United subordinate Gary Neville said: "They person been perfectly awful. You are watching the worst pound-for-pound squad successful the country."

With reports that United are struggling to rise funds to revamp the playing unit successful January, determination are fears that Amorim could beryllium near to woody with the problems helium inherited from Erik 10 Hag for the remainder of the season.

Selling Marcus Rashford was seen arsenic a viable enactment to rise currency fixed his presumption arsenic a homegrown subordinate would importantly assistance successful complying with the Premier League's nett and sustainability rules, but the forward's wages person truthful acold proven prohibitive for clubs successful Europe.

Amorim deserves sympathy for the concern helium was brought into, and it is imperative that the Red Devils effort to bring successful reinforcements successful the January model successful bid to assistance him instrumentality his benignant of play.

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