Man Utd ‘interested’ in £89m striker as Rio Ferdinand makes Cristiano Ronaldo claim

Manchester United are now gearing up for a double header with managerless Leeds United as they look to continue their march towards the top.

The Red Devils climbed to third last weekend, and they have renewed hope of climbing the table even further, not just because of their form but the Premier League charges Manchester City are now facing, with a potential points deduction on the table. In the meantime, United face Leeds in back-to-back games, and the Whites sacked head coach Jesse Marsch on Monday, adding another interesting narrative to this week’s clashes between the rivals.

Here we round up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Old Trafford.

Kolo interest

Reports have claimed United are interested in signing France forward Randal Kolo this summer.

According to L’Equipe, Liverpool and United have expressed an interest in the Eintracht Frankfurt star, who is being valued as highly as £89million. Kolo has only been with Franfurt since last year, and he has managed nine goals in 18 Bundesliga appearances so far. he managed 21 goals in 79 league appearances with Nantes previously.

United will be looking for a striker in the summer, but if they are going to spend that much, they may well want to spend it on a more proven commodity.

Ferdinand claim

Rio Ferdinand has been discussing the impact Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit has had on Bruno Fernandes.

“That does happen, though, you know,” Ferdinand told the Vibe with Five podcast, addressing why Fernandes and Ronaldo struggled to play together. “There are some players where their game just does not connect and I think Cristiano and Bruno... Bruno was just better when he was not there or not in the team.

“I think that might be because Bruno needs to be the guy that the game goes through, and I think the problem with Cristiano Ronaldo is because of his reputation and how good he is, people feel that they need to find him. I have played in teams where you have got a great No.9 and your first look is the No.9

“When they are that good, you do look beyond everybody else and I had like [Paul] Scholesy and [Michael] Carrick in front of me. Sometimes I looked past them first. But Bruno wants the first look and says, ‘Give me the first look, as I want to be the guy who plays the ball to define the game’. If he wasn’t getting that first look, maybe he became a bit disinterested, I don’t know, and it didn’t suit him.

“You are seeing the best of him now because the game seems to be going through him more often than not at Man United.”