Manchester United held talks with a secret midfielder with Premier League experience a few days ago, according to a report from reliable journalist Ben Jacobs.
If Manchester United are to do a deal for this secret midfielder, it will be a loan move. A player who is said to be playing outside England, but has played in the Premier League before.
The Red Devils have been linked with several players this winter transfer window, but it remains to be seen if the club will make a signing this month.
Italian tier 1 journalist Fabrizio Romano revealed that the Manchester United board is set to hold a meeting at Carrington this week to discuss transfer market possibilities. New coach Michael Carrick will be involved in this meeting, but he is not the one who will decide what the club will do this window.
Manchester United confirmed to club sources that they will only sign players this month, based on opportunities in the market like Antoine Semenyo’s type of deal. In the last 24 hours, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Wilfred Ndidi have been linked with the club.
Who is the secret midfielder in talks with Man United?
The same source who revealed that Manchester United are in talks with a secret midfielder for a possible loan deal came out after a few days reporting that the club has been offered the chance to sign former Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and United have also discussed Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi.
The club are considering signing a midfielder on loan to bolster their hopes of UEFA Champions League qualification. Talks are only exploratory at this stage, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek is keen to return to the Premier League
It’s very likely that Ruben Loftus-Cheek is the secret midfielder the source was talking about. Manchester United also been linked with Ruben Neves, a former Wolves midfielder who is looking to leave the Saudi Pro League this month.
However, no indication or report that Manchester United will push to sign the Portuguese midfielder. The club will make a decision this week about what to do in the transfer market this month. Wait until the summer or strengthen the squad to increase their chance of Champions League qualification.
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