Manchester United are reportedly showing “serious interest” in a former Chelsea star they hope to bring to Old Trafford in January.
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Big things were expected of United after the appointment of Ruben Amorim as Erik ten Haag’s replacement in November. Because, however, things seem to have taken a turn for the worse, with Amorim losing five of his first 10 games in charge, the worst record of any new United manager since Walter Crickmer in the 1930s.
During United’s 2-0 defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day, fans were seen leaving Molineux early, while those who stayed booed their team at the final whistle.
Speaking to the press after that game, Amorim said he knows his job will be on the line if results do not improve in the near future.
“I know if we don’t win, regardless of whether they pay the buyout or not, every manager is at risk. I like it because that’s the job.” he said.
“It’s part of football to go through these difficult times he already knew it would be difficult. You expect to win more games, to have more confident players to sell the idea and work and improve things. Right now it’s really hard. We have to survive to have time and then improve the team.”
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To try and solve his side’s woes in the second half of the season, Amorim will no doubt look to use the January transfer window to bring in some new legs. According to a Monday report from Spain, United have shown ‘serious interest’ in Barcelona’s Andreas Christensen “in the last few hours.”
The Danish defender joined Barca on a free transfer from Chelsea in 2022 and United are now keen to bring him back to the Premier League in January. However, the Red Devils will face serious competition from Juventus for the 28-year-old. The report claims that the Old Lady are leading the race for the Barca star, with manager Thiago Motta in desperate need of fresh legs in defence.
How fresh Christensen’s legs are, however, is up for debate. The Denmark international has suffered a number of injuries during his career. over a year of action was missing. This season, he has played just 26 minutes of football for Barca due to an Achilles tendon injury, for which he underwent surgery in Sweden. He is expected to return at the end of January.
Given United’s recent record of signing injury-prone defenders such as Leni Yoro, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw, signing someone who not only has a poor injury history but has spent most of the last four months injured, it doesn’t make sense. Christensen himself also rebuked speculation that he could leave Camp Nou.
“I can only speak about the discussions I have had with the club and so far they have only told me that I will recover well and that they are looking forward to my return.” he recently told TV 2 Sport.
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