Man United agree Adrien Rabiot fee

Manchester United have agreed on a charge with Juventus for midfielder Adrien Rabiot as Erik ten Hag appears to be like set to bolster the squad.

What’s the information?

That’s in line with the Guardian, who state that Manchester United have reached an settlement with the Serie A aspect concerning Rabiot, for an preliminary £15m charge.

Discussions are presently at an early stage when it comes to private phrases, however with Juventus blissful to promote the midfielder, a transfer may not be far off.

One other Pogba?

Following the arrival of the Dutchman, it appeared like Manchester United had been going to start the season with a newfound optimism not seen since 2016 when Jose Mourinho took over. The opening day defeat to Brighton actually threw a spanner within the works for Ten Hag’s imaginative and prescient and he might want to return to the drafting board.

Whereas poor in defence and ineffective in assault, the midfield space seems to be a precedence for the supervisor to strengthen and Rabiot may very well be an attention-grabbing signing.

Former Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo dubbed the Frenchman a “champion” in 2020, whereas Gianluigi Buffon lavished reward on the midfielder by saying “he has the bodily power of Pogba.”

Though Pogba’s time at United was one thing of a controversial interval, his performances at Juventus between 2012-2016 and for the French nationwide group proved that he was one of many most interesting midfielders of his era, scoring 34 objectives and supplying 39 assists throughout his time in Turin.

Rabiot hasn’t fairly been perceived in the identical mild however his ‘power’ on the pitch, as Buffon eludes to, is just not the one similarity with Pogba. In fact, they’re each French, however the Juve midfielder would additionally come together with his personal baggage and controversy.

Ought to Man United signal Rabiot?

That stated, the 27-year-old Rabiot does have a mean profession score of 7.03 on WhoScored, proving that he can excel on the highest stage. He has received 5 Ligue 1 titles and a Serie A crown so the Frenchman would add that profitable mentality to the Man United squad that’s severely missing on the minute.

Whereas primarily working as a defensive midfielder, he has scored 26 objectives in his profession, and with the United midfield solely contributing a complete of eight objectives over the course of final time period, Rabiot will surely be capable to chip in with a number of.

The Juventus star may not be Frenkie de Jong, a long-term target for United, however for the aforementioned value, it might be a deal too good to disregard. The brand new supervisor will simply must hope his on-field performances do the speaking, in contrast to Pogba.