Manchester United They are reportedly showing 'serious interest' in the former Chelsea star and hope to bring him to Old Trafford in January.
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Big things were expected from United after Ruben Amorim was appointed as Erik ten Hag's replacement in November. However, things seemed to have gotten worse, as Amorim lost five of their first 10 matches, the worst record of any new United manager since Walter Crickmer in the 1930s.
During United's 2-0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day, fans could be seen leaving Molineux early, while those who remained booed their team at the final whistle.
Speaking to the press after that match, Amorim said he knew his job would be on the line If results do not improve in the near future.
“I know that 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 moments I already knew it was going to be difficult. You expect to win more games, have players with more confidence to sell the idea and the business and improve things. At this moment it's really difficult. We have to survive until we have time and then improve the team.”
INEOS is preparing a move for outcast Barcelona
To try and solve his team's problems in the second half of the season, Amorim will no doubt look to use the January transfer window to bring in some new players. According to a report issued by Spain on Monday. United have shown 'serious interest' in Barcelona's Andreas Christensen “In the last few hours.”
The Danish defender joined Barcelona on a free transfer from Chelsea in 2022, and United are now keen to bring him back to the Premier League in January specifically. However, the Red Devils will face stiff competition from Juventus for the 28-year-old. The report indicates that the Old Lady are leading the race for the Barcelona star, with manager Thiago Motta desperately needing new legs in defence.
However, how fresh Christensen's legs are is up for debate. The Danish international suffered a number of injury setbacks during his career. Missing over a year of work. This season, he played just 26 minutes of football for Barcelona due to an Achilles injury, and underwent surgery in Sweden. he He is expected to return at the end of January.
Given United's recent record of signing injury-prone defenders, such as Lenny Euro, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw, signing someone who not only has a poor injury record, but has spent most of the last four months injured, makes no sense. Christensen himself also criticized speculation that he might be willing to leave Camp Nou.
“I can only speak about the conversations 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 having me back.” He recently told TV 2 Sport.