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Manchester United's left-back woes this season have been effectively documented and are a significant cause why they’ve struggled to place collectively outcomes.
Luke Shaw's harm file set off alarm bells, however Tyrell Malacia lacking all the season was a shock.
Due to this fact, it’s no shock to see the left-back linked with United for the upcoming summer season window.
Ben Jacobs has revealed that of the names being talked about, the one which stands out is Bournemouth's Milos Kerkes.
Jacobs mentioned United are “large followers” of Kerkes and have already begun scouting him, though they don’t seem to be the one Premier League staff to take action.
Chelsea are within the race with United to signal the Hungarian fullback, who joined Bournemouth final summer season on the age of 20.
Nonetheless, he has taken to the Premier League like a duck to water, making 19 league appearances as he has grow to be one of many faces of Andoni Irola's youth revolution on the south coast.
His age profile makes him completely suited to occupy the house between Malaysia and Shaw, whereas additionally permitting Dalot to stay efficient because the first-choice right-back.
As a real overlapping menace, Kerkez might be a key cog in United's system the place he has been extremely reliant on Shaw's ball-progression qualities.
Kerkez's left foot would give Ten Hag one other participant in that backline who can use these angles to his benefit, one thing that has been taking place much less ceaselessly this season because of the absence of Lisandro MartÃnez and Shaw.
They must battle off competitors from Chelsea, however United could have the higher hand as Chilwell is the undisputed first selection there, whereas harm issues for Shaw make it potential for Kerkes to usurp him.
The one impediment to a deal might be the potential price ticket Bournemouth would set for a participant who solely joined final summer season and has gone from energy to energy within the league since then.