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Published 20:21 18 Dec 2018 GMT
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The imposing Koulibaly would add some strength and guile to the United defence. Napoli have been said to have slapped a prohibitive £90m transfer fee on him but United would be able to get him for much lower, especially now that the Italians are out of the Champions League. Was outfoxed by Mo Salah for Liverpool's first goal, last week, but looked solid thereafter and comfortable coming out of defence with the ball (unlike Chris Smalling and Phil Jones)
Toby Aldeweireld (Tottenham)
Tottenham dug their heels in and would not let him go for anything under £70m last summer. That was enough to spook United and refer Mourinho to the fact that the Belgian is 29. Has six months to run on his contract but Spurs can trigger his extension if they so choose. The plus there is that the buy-out clause on that extension is £25m. If United wanted him in now, instead of waiting until the summer, it may cost them £35m.
Miralem Pjanic (Juventus)
A player rated highly by the club and one that would fit in well to the United midfield. A playmaking presence and comfortable in possession. Like a much better version of Ander Herrera. Would take some doing to prise him from Juventus mid-season but a Pogba return to Turin could be the trump card.
To get all three would not be cheap so there would probably have to be an outgoing or two. If they could find a taker for Sanchez, that would free up a lot of salary capital.
There are some more modest options out there too.
The 19-year-old defender recently scooped the 'Golden Boy' award for best player operating in Europe under 21. Prestigious enough but with the cautionary tale that the prize was once won by former United midfielder Anderson. The Ajax youngster is already being looked at by Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus so United had better hope he supported the club growing up in Leiderdorp.
Frenkie De Jong (Ajax)
Along with De Ligt, United also sent a scout to watch midfielder De Jong in action against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Asked by ESPN FC if the club would consider parting ways with De Jong or De Ligt, Ajax chief executive (and former United goalkeeper) Edwin van der Sar said, "No, no, no. That's a no. We're not going to sell a player halfway through the season. No way. If you have financial difficulties you might look at it, but for us no."
Alex Sandro (Juventus)
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