Ole Gunnar Solskjær wants to strengthen Manchester United in the centre-back, midfield, wide attacker and number nine positions, with Pau Torres, Declan Rice, Jadon Sancho and Harry Kane among his preferred targets. Even if United had beaten Villarreal in Wednesday’s Europa League final – they went down 11-10 on penalties – Solskjær would have adhered to the same recruitment policy. DemandUnited priced the total deal for Sancho at close to €250 million last summer including wages and an agent fee. West Ham would demand as much as £100 million (€116 million) for Rice, whom they have no plans to sell, and Villarreal’s Torres is priced at about €30 million, according to reports in Spain. Real Madrid’s centre-back Raphaël Varane is also on United’s radar, with the Frenchman’s value in the region of £60 million (€70 million).

Source: The Irish Times May 27, 2021 17:47 UTC