Dwight Yorke warns Man Utd to steer clear of £60m transfer target amid 'not quite there claim'
Former Man United striker Dwight Yorke has urged the Red Devils not to sign one of their main transfer targets.
Man United are going into the January transfer window with a list of targets for the defensive midfield position. Ruben Amorim would like to add someone who can play alongside Bruno Fernandes in midfield and be their long-term replacement for Casemiro.
Several names have been linked with a move to Old Trafford, including midfielders from the Premier League. England youngsters Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson have both been named, alongside Carlos Baleba, who United wanted to sign in the summer transfer window.
Other than them, former Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher is also a target for United, but they only want to sign him on loan. The Red Devils have always had a strong number six in past years, so which one should they sign? Former United star Dwight Yorke certainly knows which one they shouldn’t...
Yorke warns United against signing Wharton
Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton is expected to command a transfer fee of at least £60m, as his performances have been impressive in the Premier League, and on an international level for England. He will hope to make Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad in the summer.
Despite his impressive outings, Man United have been urged by Yorke, not to sign Wharton has he isn’t sure the Palace star is the solution. Yorke told Goal.com: “I’m not sure Adam Wharton is the answer.
“He’s still not quite there for me yet and that’s an area of concern we have to look to improve. It is a gap in this Man United team. You look at the history behind the football club in its most successful years and they always had a fantastic number six in that position.
“Who I would like to see in that position more? I can’t think, honestly, because there’s too much hype around some of these players. Bring back Michael Carrick, maybe? There we go. He’d have done a job in this team!”
Which midfielder are Man United most likely to sign?
All the recent reports have suggested that Elliot Anderson is the main target of choice for Man United. The Nottingham Forest star has become a mainstay in Tuchel’s England side, and has been one of the best midfielders in the Premier League over the past year.
The biggest issue with Anderson is that Forest have set a price tag of over £100m for him, and so a January deal is unlikely, as United already spent over £170m in the summer transfer window.
In terms of January, a loan move for Gallagher seems the most likely, but that all hinges on whether Atletico Madrid are willing to let him leave on loan, as in summer, they only wanted a permanent sale for him. Gallagher has Premier League experience for both Chelsea and Crystal Palace, and so a loan move for him would be a shrewd solution to United’s lack of options-issue in the holding midfield role.