Manchester United 'keeping tabs' on highly-rated defender and other transfer rumours
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United are reportedly in a battle with Tottenham for Bayer Leverkusen defender Odilon Kossounou. Erik ten Hag has been forced to tweak his central defensive pairing since taking up the Old Trafford helm in the summer of 2022.
Former defender Harry Maguire endured time out of the squad, stripped of the captaincy, before playing his way back into the side.
Both Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane have suffered from their respective injury issues. The Argentine is currently sidelined with a knee injury, after recovering from his stint with an ankle injury, but Varane has faced a series of injury problems which have hampered his involvement. READ MORE: Sir Jim Ratcliffe leaves door open for Mason Greenwood return as he clarifies Man United stance READ MORE: Manchester United confirm new Luke Shaw injury setback It has been claimed that United face competition from their Premier League rivals for the centre-back.
According to SportBILD, Ten Hag and the recruitment team in Manchester are monitoring four of Bayer Leverkusen's stars including Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios, Edmond Tapsoba and Odilon Kossonou.
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