UMVA has learned that a legendary Manchester United player is urging his former team to make two audacious moves in the transfer market, targeting a Chelsea midfielder and a PSG defender.
Antonio Valencia, a former United defender, has called on his old teammate Michael Carrick to sign Chelsea's £115m midfielder Moises Caicedo and PSG's Willian Pacho. Valencia believes that these two signings would be a game-changer for United, allowing them to compete with the biggest teams in the league.
Caicedo has been one of the best midfielders in the Premier League over the past four seasons, known for his incredible intensity, physical strength, and good technique. Valencia thinks that he would form an 'incredible partnership' with Kobbie Mainoo, and that together they could dominate the midfield.
Valencia also wants United to sign PSG's Willian Pacho, a left-sided centre-back who is tall, fast, good in the air, and has good vision. He believes that Pacho would be a 'very important signing' for United, and that he could play for the club for 10 years.
Valencia's recommendations come as United are set to make their first summer signing, Brazil's Ederson, after agreeing a £35m deal with Serie A side Atalanta. However, Ederson will be just the first of possibly three new midfielders to arrive at Old Trafford to compensate for Casemiro's departure and Manuel Ugarte's likely exit.
United have already expressed interest in several other midfielders, including Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson, West Ham's Mateus Fernandes, Newcastle United's Sandro Tonali, Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton, and Brighton's Carlos Baleba. But Valencia believes that Caicedo and Pacho would be the key signings to make United genuine title contenders.
Valencia thinks that 'three or four top signings' would be enough to make United a force to be reckoned with, and that they would start well if they can make the right moves in the transfer market.
