Manchester United’s defense was a major weakness last season. Do you recall the crushing defeat by Crystal Palace, 4 to 1? The drew with Coventry, 3-3? Four more goals given up to Chelsea? It’s understandable why Sir Jim Ratcliffe and company believe the Red Devils need to bring in fresh players in that area.

Jonny Evans inked a new contract, Raphael Varane left, and there’s optimism Lisandro Martinez can remain healthy this time.Man-Jonny Evans United Anything at the rear is preferable to Casemiro, right? With the acquisition of one or two center backs, they will finally be able to avoid it.

Updates on Manchester United’s pursuit of a new defender One of United’s main summer transfer targets, Matthijs de Ligt, is reportedly in talks to join Bayern Munich, per sources from GIVEMESPORT.

The player has expressed his desire to go, and it wouldn’t be shocking if he were to sign with Old Trafford before to the deadline. most costly defenders ever Participant Cost label 10. Achraf Hakimi £60.9 million 9. Marc Cucurella £63 million 8. Dias Ruben £65 million 7. Hernandez Lucas £68 million Matthijs de Ligt, 7 £68 million 5 = Fofana Wesley £75 million 5 = Van Dijk, Virgil £75 million 3. Matthijs de Ligt £77.1 million 2. Gvardiol Josko £77.6 million 1. Maguire, Harry £80 million Assessments through TEAMtalk.

Dan Ashworth, the new Sporting Director, has his eye on a few more center defenders as well. Fans have been talking about Leny Yoro a lot these last few weeks, and a contract is finally close to being finalized.Leny-Yoro-Lille Although Lille and United last week reached a £52 million agreement, it was first believed that the midfielder was holding out for a transfer to Real Madrid.

He appears content to relocate to England because the Spanish titans offered him nothing. As United looks to finalize a trade, David Ornstein of The Athletic reported on Wednesday morning that he is scheduled to travel to the UK for a medical examination. Yoro will undoubtedly bolster this United defense, but Diogo Dalot had a fantastic season last year, so it wasn’t all bad news in the defense for United. The 2024 transfer value of Diogo Dalot Dalot was a bargain when he was signed by Jose Mourinho in 2018 for just £19 million, but he has had to wait patiently to establish himself at Old Trafford.Brighton’s Diogo Dalot Man United He played in just 16 Premier League games in his rookie season. He struggled to establish himself in the 2019–20 season once more, playing in just four league games before going on loan to Milan. Nevertheless, the full-back found that life wasn’t always easy during his time in Italy. In fact, the Portuguese didn’t really show significant consistency until the 2023–2024 campaign. Dalot had 36 appearances in the league, tallying three assists and two goals. Those are respectable statistics coming from a full-back. The defender was a bright spot in Erik Ten Hag’s team throughout a turbulent season, and he was eventually awarded the title of Players’ Player of the Season for 2023–2024 by the organization. Having been voted the team’s best player by his teammates, there is no greater accolade. What is he worth now, then? Just a little bit more than what United is expected to pay for Yoro, another excellent defender. The 25-year-old’s peak price is now assessed by CIES Football Observatory to be £62 million.Leny Yoro, a Man Utd transfer target, playing for Lille in Ligue 1. And how does that stack up against the previously stated De Ligt? As to the reports, he is asking for £42 million. That represents a significant decline from the £68 million Bayern paid to hire him. Therefore, Dalot’s value has increased to unprecedented levels, while the Dutchman’s has decreased. Since the Portugal international’s original £19 million price tag, his worth has increased by 226%. This is definitely a gold strike for them.