The truth that West Ham United are making a transfer for PSV’s Ibrahim Sangaré is not going to come as welcome information for Man United followers.

Sangaré has been extensively tipped to be a high quality various to Frenkie de Jong ought to the Purple Devils fail to amass the Dutchman’s companies this summer season.

Certainly, some have argued that given the mediocre state of the United midfield, each gamers could be wanted, particularly given their totally different profiles.

Whereas De Jong is a deep-lying playmaker, Sangaré has extra of an all-round recreation and is superb defensively, being extra of a conventional quantity 6.

The Ivorian could be accessible at an inexpensive worth, at 24 is a perfect age and as somebody taking part in within the Eredivisie, it’s laborious to think about that United boss Erik ten Hag is just not nicely conscious of his capabilities.

And but whereas United wait within the hopes of signing De Jong, some argue with slim likelihood of success, they might enable Sangaré to slide previous and into the arms of Premier league rivals, the Hammers.

West Ham Central tweeted concerning the membership’s curiosity earlier immediately.

BREAKING: Membership might make a transfer for Cornet’s worldwide workforce mate Ibrahim Sangare of PSV. @ExWHUemployee

— West Ham Central (@WestHam_Central) August 5, 2022

It feels as if lightning might be about to strike twice in the identical place.

The opposite place United unquestionably must strengthen is striker.

And but final week, the Purple Devils as soon as once more sat on their arms whereas the Hammers signed good 23-year-old Italian star, Gianluca Scamacca from Sassuolo for simply €36 million.

United have been linked with 19 12 months outdated Benjamin Sesko, however with a €50 million plus price ticket and only a handful of senior video games behind him, it is a lengthy shot at finest.

If the Londoners do handle to amass Sangaré’s companies as nicely, few would argue that their summer season switch enterprise has eclipsed United’s regardless of the latter’s far higher pedigree, pulling energy and funds, which is hardly the begin to his reign that Ten Hag would have wished.

 
 

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