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Manchester United are reportedly in \u2018advanced talks\u2019 to sign Everton\u2019s Jarrad Branthwaite, while there is an update on Myles Lewis-Skelly.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils<\/strong> are expected to be active in this summer\u2019s transfer window, with club chiefs needing to sign upgrades in several positions.<\/p>\n United\u2019s top priority will be to overhaul their midfield and they could make a couple of additions in this position, but they could also strengthen in defence.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, a report claimed INEOS have picked out seven players who will follow Casemiro in leaving this summer<\/strong>and this business is going to leave room for defensive reinforcements.<\/p>\n Man Utd are linked with several options, with a new report from a transfer insider on X with over 700k followers claims they are working on signing Branthwaite and Lewis-Skelly.<\/p>\n READ: Tonali to Man Utd, Gordon to Liverpool as six Newcastle stars reassigned with PIF \u2018open for business\u2019 They said on X: \u2018EXCLUSIVE BOMBSHELL ALERT: Manchester United insiders are CONVINCED Myles Lewis-Skelly is DESPERATE to ditch Arsenal and join @ManUtd.<\/p>\n \u2018ANOTHER jaw-dropping EXCLUSIVE just dropped: Manchester United are in ADVANCED TALKS with Everton for Jarrad Branthwaite!\u2019<\/p>\n This report needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, though Lewis-Skelly is more likely than Branthwaite to join Man Utd in the coming months.<\/p>\n This week, a report claimed Lewis-Skelly has been \u2018offered\u2019 to Man Utd by intermediaries<\/strong> as he looks for more game time and is at a \u2018crossroads\u2019 at Arsenal with Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie ahead of him in the pecking order.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Manchester United receive questionable \u2018transfer boost\u2019 over Tonali \u2013 and Spurs are \u2018too good for\u2019 De Zerbi As for Branthwaite, our colleagues at TEAMtalk<\/em> have shut down the aforementioned report, insisting claims of \u2018advanced talks\u2019 between the two parties are \u2018nonsense\u2019.<\/p>\n It was reported last year that Branthwaite could cost around \u00a370m, and Everton are in a strong negotiating position after he extended his contract until 2030 at the start of this season.<\/p>\n And with Man Utd prioritising midfield signings, they could be forced to sign a cheaper alternative at centre-back.<\/p>\n European football expert Andy Brassell thinks they would be wise to target AS Roma star Evan Ndicka. He told talkSPORT: \u201cIf I was a Premier League club, I would be all over Roma for Evan Ndicka. I think he\u2019s already a great defender and I think he\u2019ll get even better.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the situation where United are at the moment, if they get themselves into the Champions League, it\u2019s been a great back end of the season for them under Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n \u201cBut they can\u2019t allow what\u2019s happened over the last couple of months and the positive uptick, in the context of, what I have to say quality-wise is quite an average Premier League this season (take their foot off the gas).<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve got to really grasp that opportunity and they can\u2019t be fooled into thinking that everything\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have to go out and make some good signings. And in terms of refreshing that defence, I think Ndicka would be absolutely perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Why is the Ole era at Man Utd deemed a failure? Solskjaer was a success\u2026 <\/div>\n
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