Maxi Araujo: Man United lead race for Uruguayan star as City join the chase
Manchester United are keen on signing a left-back this summer.Firstly, Luke Shaw no longer has the legs to play every match, particularly with United likely to return to Champions League football next...
Maxi Araujo: Man United lead race for Uruguayan star as City join the chase Manchester United are keen on signing a left-back this summer. Firstly, Luke Shaw no longer has the legs to play every match, particularly with United likely to return to Champions League football next season. On top of that, Patrick Dorgu has proven to be a brilliant left-wing option and is tipped to be deployed there more regularly.
These two reasons have INEOS eyeing left-back options ahead of the summer window. Last month, The Peoples Person relayed a report identifying Sporting CP’s versatile wing-back Maxi Araujo as a target for the position. Now, as per the latest from A Bola on the Uruguayan international, the 26-year-old could well be the man the Red Devils are targeting.
The Portuguese outlet, while repeating the widely held view that Araujo’s blistering form almost guarantees he will be on the move this summer, has dropped an interesting update. Man City and Man United lead red-hot race for Maxi Araujo They admit: “The Uruguayan international has long been targeted by giants of the European transfer market. ” They then go ahead and reveal: “The main interested parties are Manchester United, formerly managed by Ruben Amorim, and Manchester City, still managed by Hugo Viana, the man who led the negotiations with the Mexican club Toluca for the player’s move to Sporting CP in the summer of 2024 for €13.
6 million. But Arsenal should also not be overlooked in this equation. ” United have the perfect card to play in battle with their noisy neighbours A Bola’s claim that United are pressing hard for Araujo will please their supporters, who have already been keeping tabs on him.