Man Utd ‘contemplating’ signing Fulham’s Sander Berge

Manchester United are reportedly ‘contemplating’ signing Fulham midfielder Sander Berge, as per The Athletic.

Following Casemiro’s departure on a free switch, the Pink Devils have already agreed a deal to signal Ederson from Atalanta. Nonetheless, the transfer is not going to turn out to be official till the tip of his World Cup marketing campaign with Brazil.

It has been reported that Michael Carrick needs not less than another midfielder, and if Manuel Ugarte leaves this summer season, they could look to signal one other one.

Man Utd are mentioned to be prioritising signing Premier League confirmed names, with Mateus Fernandes, Elliot Anderson, Carlos Baleba, Alex Scott, and Sandro Tonali linked with a transfer to Previous Trafford.

Nonetheless, they’re all prone to be costly; consequently, it seems United are additionally lining up cheaper alternate options in the event that they finally fail to land precedence targets.

Now, The Athletic report that Man Utd are ‘contemplating’ signing Berge and will make a concrete strategy over the approaching weeks. Fulham purchased the Norwegian for a charge of round £25m a few years in the past and are anticipated to demand greater than that to sanction his departure, along with his present deal set to run till 2029.

Berge is a 6ft 5in tall versatile midfielder, as he’s a CDM by trait, however can be comfy within the box-to-box position. He’s fast, sturdy, good within the air, can play threading passes between the strains, has a watch for long-range passing, and can be environment friendly in defensive contributions.

Berge to Man Utd

Berge has proven glimpses of his qualities within the Premier League lately and has secured his place within the Norwegian nationwide workforce, serving to his nation attain the World Cup for the primary time since 1998.

He’s a proficient participant and is at the moment on the prime stage of his profession. So, Berge is perhaps a shrewd, reasonably priced choice for Man Utd so as to add depth to the engine room ought to they buy him.

Nonetheless, United don’t have many top-class midfielders in the meanwhile, and Berge may not be an excellent choice to assist them obtain their lofty ambitions. So, Man Utd could be higher off exploring different choices to strengthen the engine room on this switch window.