After Scott McTominay was confirmed to have been ruled out for the foreseeable future by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, it is little surprise to see Manchester United appear to step up their interest in their search for a new central midfielder. The Scotland international has been a vital component of the Red Devils this season, playing 21 times across all competitions and scoring three goals and providing a further three assists.Watch Manchester United Videos With StreamFootball.tv Below
But with him not out of action for the time being, Sky Sports claim United are interested in signing Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandes. The report claims that he is one of a number of targets for the Red Devils in the upcoming January transfer window, and that “representatives of the player have reportedly been in the UK attempting to broker a loan deal with a £34m option to buy with interested parties”.
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After hearing the links to the 20-year-old, United fans flooded to Twitter to voice their thoughts on their supposed transfer target.
A couple of fans were to quick hail the idea of potentially signing the 6 foot prodigy on loan first before making the move permanent if necessary, with one supporter in particular claiming it as a “smart move”.
A few fans appeared to draw similarities between Fernandes and a player in their squad right now in Paul Pogba, whilst another supporter also made observations about his style of play could be exactly what they need.
At just 20-years-old, Fernandes still has plenty of room to grow and bringing him in a potential loan move first seems like a very shrewd piece of business if United can get it done. It seems very low-risk, yet with high-rewards. The Red Devils could be rubbing their hands in glee if they manage to pull this one through.
Meanwhile, Manchester United’s hard-fought victory over Burnley may have proven one thing.
