The arrival of Casemiro has already made a huge difference to the balance of the Manchester United midfield but Erik Ten Hag believes that more changes still need to be made.
The pairing of Scott McTominay and Fred has received plenty of criticism over recent years for lacking technical quality and failing to protect the defence.
Despite an intense summer-long pursuit of Barcelona’s Frenkie De Jong, a deal couldn’t be struck for the Dutch international.
According to The Express, United have now turned their attention to Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi instead.
Zubimendi made his debut for the Spanish national team a couple of months later, as several established players were forced to withdraw from the squad following Sergio Busquets’ positive Covid test.
The 23-year-old midfielder hasn’t added to that single cap as yet and was unable to force his way into contention for the World Cup.
Man United are weighing up a £52million bid for Zubimendi with Fred set to leave on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the season.
