Former Germany worldwide Dietmar ‘Didi’ Hamann has heaped reward on Bayern Munich center-back Matthijs de Ligt, claiming he has the potential to remodel the Manchester United back-line. Hamann believes the Pink Devils will fare loads higher if they’ve a pure chief like De Ligt of their ranks.
Netherlands worldwide De Ligt is anticipated to depart Bayern Munich within the winter switch window. Many groups have lodged an curiosity in him however Manchester United had been reportedly main the race to safe his companies.
The equation, nevertheless, has modified dramatically during the last couple of days, due to the arrival of French center-back Leny Yoro. The Pink Devils pushed onerous to finish the 18-year-old’s signing as quickly as potential, thus placing De Ligt’s deal on the again burner.
In keeping with many studies, Manchester United have exhausted a large chunk of their reserves to signal £58 million ($74.89 million) man Yoro. They will solely signal £42 million-rated ($54.23 million) De Ligt in the event that they handle to discard a defender or two from their payroll.
Didi Hamann Explains Why Manchester United Ought to Signal Matthijs de Ligt
Hamann, nevertheless, nonetheless thinks that De Ligt would add worth to Manchester United’s squad, as they don’t have a pure chief of their ranks.
He started his evaluation, saying (by way of EPL Index):
“Matthijs de Ligt got here to Bayern Munich, he had a tricky begin, then he had an harm, however it’s important to say within the final six months, he was most likely essentially the most dependable defender that they had when he fashioned a partnership with Eric Dier.
“He’s been sensible and what I like about him, is he’s a pacesetter.”
Explaining how he might assist Man Utd, Hamann added:
“I feel he may very well be a participant to assist them as a result of he’s a pacesetter. I feel he makes different gamers higher. He’s very dependable, he’s fast, he’s highly effective, he’s sturdy and a really bodily participant.
“I don’t assume in a single switch you return from ending fifth or sixth or seventh to complete within the prime 4, however I feel they may be loads nearer with him within the aspect.”
If Manchester United pull it off, they may reunite Erik ten Hag with one in every of his star pupils. De Mild performed 70 video games beneath Ten Hag throughout the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, scoring eight instances and offering 5 assists. Ajax gained the Eredivisie title and the Dutch Cup in 2018-19. In addition they reached the UEFA Champions League semi-final, eliminating Actual Madrid and Juventus within the course of.