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Manchester United have made “official contacts” with Mario Hermoso’s representatives over signing the previous Atletico Madrid defender on a free switch, based on a report from Spain.
Máximo de la Cruz Ramírez Ramírez, a Spanish journalist, reveals Outdated Trafford executives have begun negotiations with Heromoso whose contract with Atletico expired in June.
The reporter contends the defender is in search of a three-year cope with a wage of €6 million gross.
EXCL: El #ManchesterUnited inicia contactos oficiales con el ex jugador del #AtleticoMadrid, Mario Hermoso.Por ahora las negociaciones se encuentran en la fase inicial y habrá que ver cómo evoluciona.El defensa está pidiendo salario de 6M Brutos y contrato de 3 años. pic.twitter.com/4BEKq9XBKA
— Máximo de la Cruz Ramírez Ramírez (@ramirezmaximodc) August 9, 2024
Translated Tweet: “EXCL: The #ManchesterUnited initiates official contacts with the previous participant of #AtleticoMadrid , Mario Hermoso.
For now, negotiations are within the preliminary part and we must see how they develop. The defender is asking for a gross wage of 6M and a 3-year contract.”
The 29-year-old defender performed 131 occasions for Los Colchoneros throughout his 5 years on the membership, serving to Diego Simeone’s facet to win La Liga in 2021 – solely the second time a facet apart from Barcelona or Madrid had been topped champions in Spain’s first division within the final twenty years.
Simeone’s sides are constructed on a basis of defensive solidity. To be an everyday starter within the Argentine coach’s backline over a five-year interval is a testomony to Hermoso’s prowess as a defender.
The Spaniard is able to taking part in at left-back or centre-back and is a technically gifted footballer. This positional versatility is prone to be one of many major causes United are reportedly focusing on the 29-year-old.
Erik ten Hag is dealing with a dilemma over who to start out in defence for this weekend’s Group Defend conflict towards Manchester Metropolis at Wembley.
Query marks over the health of Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw, in addition to confirmed long-term accidents to Tyrell Malacia and Leny Yoro, imply the Dutchman could need to depend on 36-year-old Jonny Evans at centre-back and 17-year-old Harry Amass at left-back.
From this angle, an strategy to a seasoned defender with Champions League and worldwide expertise, able to taking part in in both of those drawback positions, on a free switch, seems a no brainer.
And whereas a possible transfer for Hermoso will come too late for tomorrow’s match towards the membership’s native rivals, if United have been capable of strike a deal rapidly, Hermoso can be a welcome addition to Ten Hag’s squad forward of subsequent week’s season opener towards Fulham at Outdated Trafford.
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