Of the many things that Erik ten Hag has done well since becoming Manchester United’s new manager, one of them is the recruiting department.
Considering the number of first-team players who left the club in the summer, it was a tough job for the Dutchman to negotiate. Six new players arrived and, in the process, they plugged many holes in the team.
The great lack of the current squad is on the right side. Diogo Dalot has become the undisputed starter for Ten Hag, but Aaron Wan-Bissaka has lost his first-team status.
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The Englishman is set to return to Crystal Palace in January, which means that a backup right-back has become an absolute necessity for the club.
Quite a few players have been linked to the squad and one of them is Denzel Dumfries. He was also a target in the summer, but a move did not materialize.
The right-back is currently a target for United, as well as Premier League giants Chelsea and Inter Milan, who might be willing to sell the Dutch international to balance their books.
Inter have informed #Chelsea and Manchester United that Denzel Dumfries will be available for €60m next summer.
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According to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, “Inter value Chelsea and Manchester United target Denzel Dumfries at €60m and could use the proceeds from his sale to buy Giorgio Scalvini from Atalanta.”
Atalanta’s versatile defender Giorgio Scalvini, 19, is valued at €40m, a fee Inter cannot afford without selling one of their most valuable assets.
Inter prefer to sell the defender but keep him on loan until the summer and he is the main player who can raise the most money from a sale.
Dumfries near a move
The 26-year-old had joined Inter Milan in 2021 in a €14m deal from PSV and replaced Achraf Hakimi, who transferred to Paris Saint-Germain.
Dumfries has scored seven goals and ten assists in 65 appearances in all competitions for the Nerazzurri since his arrival and that naturally attracted interest from numerous clubs.
As of now, his World Cup performances have been nothing to write home about. It is important to remember that Louis van Gaal trusts him more than Jurrien Timber and Jeremie Frimpong.
Erik ten Hag knows the player well and wants a right-back to compete with Dalot for the starting job. He has already mentioned that the Portuguese is overloaded with work at the moment.
