Manchester United are intently monitoring Bologna’s centre-forward Santiago Castro forward of a doable transfer to the Emirates Stadium, in line with Fichajes.
A fast rise in Serie A has adopted Castro’s January 2024 arrival from Vélez Sarsfield. In his first marketing campaign, he delivered 10 objectives and eight assists throughout all competitions for I Rossoblù, and he has remained central to Bologna’s progress this season, including 11 objectives and 4 assists for Vincenzo Italiano’s European-chasing facet.
These performances have additionally attracted recognition past membership soccer, with the 21-year-old incomes his first senior call-up to Argentina’s star-studded La Albiceleste squad final yr.
Now, in line with Fichajes, Man Utd have despatched their scouts to intently monitor Castro forward of a doable switch to Outdated Trafford.
The report provides that the Pink Devils want to reinforce their assault with a relentless ahead and examine the Argentinian as an ‘excellent accomplice’ for Benjamin Sesko upfront.
‘Very best accomplice’ for Sesko
With Joshua Zirkzee struggling to seek out type, the membership have earmarked Castro as a viable possibility to exchange the Dutchman as they give the impression of being to return to successful main honours, in line with the report.
Nevertheless, the Spanish outlet provides that United face stern competitors from Arsenal and Chelsea, who’re contemplating submitting a bid of round £61m, within the race for the 21-year-old, with the Premier League duo’s representatives current at Villa Park to observe him within the defeat to Aston Villa on Thursday.
Michael Carrick’s facet have suffered two defeats of their final 4 league matches (W1 D1), matching the variety of losses they recorded throughout the earlier 22 video games beforehand (W12 D8).
One other defeat would see them lose successive Premier League matches for the primary time this season, leaving them as one in every of solely two sides but to endure back-to-back defeats within the 2025/26 marketing campaign, alongside league leaders Arsenal.
United will hope to return to successful methods once they journey to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Saturday.
After their 2-1 win over the world champions within the first leg at Outdated Trafford, the Pink Devils want to full a Premier League double over the Blues for the primary time since doing so within the 2019-20 marketing campaign.
