“I won’t mind selling all my players to get them here since they are the only signings Ruben want this summer”: Manchester United’s owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe names the three players he’ll do everything possible to sign this summer
Since INEOS took over sporting affairs at Manchester United, there has been an onus on recruiting the best young talents across Europe.
Last summer, the Red Devils beat off competition from Real Madrid to land Leny Yoro while Barcelona and Ajax were left behind in the race for Sekou Kone.
The academy acquisitions of Chido Obi and Ayden Heaven from Arsenal showed that the recruitment team are no pushovers and more such headline grabbing deals are in the pipeline.
Givemesport have relayed that three of Paris Saint-Germain’s finest academy talents are looking to leave Paris and United have joined the race for the highly-rated trio.
PSG triple deal
All three of Axel Tape, Mahamadou Sangare and Oumar Camara will leave PSG once their contract ends in the summer and they are attracting significant interest from all across Europe.
Tape is a silky ball-playing centre-back who is only 17 and his background as a defensive midfielder helps him carry the ball and break lines with his passing with relative ease.
He was already scouted during the Ajax Future Cup last August when the young Red Devils met PSG’s youth team and has already made his first-team debut for PSG this season.
Sangare is 18 and excels as a striker while he can also play out wide if needed. He scored 10 times in 11 games last season and has been described as “prolific”.
Camara is a winger, who can play on either flank and he is only 17 and earned comparisons with Ousmane Dembele due to his acceleration and close control.
Lot of competition
Christopher Vivell, who has played a key role in youth acquisition, as well as Jason Wilcox have been impressed with the young trio and will push for a summer move.
Their free agency status is a huge boost for United given their financial situation. But they will have to content with a lot of competition to win the race.
A deal will not be easy as Chelsea and Newcastle are also looking to complete a triple deal. The trio also have admirers in Germany, Italy and Spain.
But the 20-time English league champions have shown their ability to attract the best young talents in recent months and surely, INEOS can pull this off if they truly feel the wonderkids are worth pursuing.
