Manchester United's strategy in the transfer market has once again sparked widespread concern, especially in their negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain over the transfer of Ugarte showed a firm stance. According to Sky Sports, although United maintain a strong interest in Ugarte, but in the face of the high asking price put forward by Paris Saint-Germain, they made it clear that they will not meet the demands of the other side.
This decision reflects Manchester United's pragmatic and rational attitude in the transfer market. They are well aware that in the soccer transfer market, the price is often not exactly equal to the actual value of the player, so they prefer to make deals within a reasonable price range. Although Paris Saint-Germain just signed Joao Neves for a high price of £50 million, it did not shake United's principle on the Ugarte transfer issue.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are actively looking for other midfield reinforcement targets to cope with the team's needs in the midfield position. They are looking at a number of candidate midfielders including Monaco's Youssef Fofana, Real Sociedad's Soubimendi, Fiorentina's Amrabat and Burnley's Sander Baeger. Each of these players has their own specialties and can bring different styles and strengths to United's midfield, providing the team with more tactical options and variations.
In order to successfully bring in new recruits, United also need to address the issue of squad space. Fulham's continued interest in United midfielder McTominay provides a silver lining to this. Although Fulham have had two previous offers rejected, they have not given up on their pursuit of McTominay. United may re-evaluate whether or not to sell McTominay to make way for a new signing, depending on changes in the transfer market and their own needs.
