Manchester United eyeing Fulham’s high-flying full-back Antonee Robinson
A cursory glance at Manchester United team sheets from last season will show that Erik ten Hag had to use as many as six separate players in the left-back position.
Luke Shaw missed 36 games in all competitions while Tyrell Malacia ended up missing the whole season. With both his first-choice full-backs out, the manager had to turn to Diogo Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, both right-backs by trade, to cover that position during the business-end of the season.
Earlier in the campaign, centre-back Victor Lindelof and defensive midfielder Sofyan Amrabat were also forced to play in an unfamiliar role.
With Shaw expected to be given an extended break following the Euros and with no timeline provided by the club regarding Malacia’s return, the Red Devils find themselves in a familiar position of having no specialist left-back at their disposal with the new season fast approaching.
INEOS are expected to remedy this problem and numerous full-backs have been linked with a move to Old Trafford including Ben Chilwell of Chelsea, and even a shock return for Sergio Reguilon, who had spent the first six months of the previous campaign at United, has been mooted.
Givemesport have now added Fulham’s shining star Antonee Robinson to the list but the Cottagers are hellbent on not losing any further players after selling key midfielder Joao Palhinha to Bayern Munich recently.
The American registered six assists in the Premier League last season, among the top-five for full-backs, and was a constant presence in the Fulham team as the team from Craven Cottage finished a creditable 13th. He was named Fulham’s Player of the Season.Marco Silva does not want to lose the USA international but United and fierce rivals Chelsea are plotting to move for the former Wigan star whose current market value stands at €25 million.
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