Krishnan Sreekumar
Manchester United face massive competition for Marseille star Boubacar Kamara in the summer
According to Manchester Evening News, Manchester United will need to battle multiple clubs for the signature of Marseille star Boubacar Kamara in the summer, with the club looking for a midfield option to bolster their squad.
Man United have long suffered due to a lack of quality in the middle of the pitch, with a holding midfielder missing from the side to dictate the tempo and break apart opposition attacks. The midfield, therefore, has been a weak link, with stronger sides taking advantage of this flaw.
Given this, the Red Devils have eyed the 22-year-old star as a potential signing at the end of the season in an attempt to fix their issues, but face massive competition from other clubs who are trying to snap up the talented Frenchman.
The player is available as a free agent in the summer transfer window when his current deal with Marseille expires, which makes him an attractive option for sides that are aiming to sign midfield reinforcements.
Competition for Kamara
The midfielder has also proved his versatility, with the Frenchman also capable of playing at centre-back if required. Interestingly, both positions that Kamara has experience playing in are areas that Man United are looking to upgrade and improve ahead of the new campaign.
However, it will hardly be a walk in the park for the Red Devils to sign the Ligue 1 midfielder, given that he has picked up interest from sides like Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Tottenham, and Southampton who are keen on his signature in the summer.
Ever since the retirement of Michael Carrick in 2018, Old Trafford has failed to see a midfield metronome capable of making the team tick and put together an attack. While we do have numbers in the middle of the pitch, the lack of ability is quite apparent.
Fred, Scott McTominay, Paul Pogba, and Nemanja Matic are currently available at the club, but none of the have proved to be either consistent or reliable. Pogba was re-signed by Man United in 2016 to bolster their midfield, but he has only shown flashes of brilliance in his second spell in England.
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Furthermore, the Frenchman is set to leave the club for free this summer when his contract at Old Trafford expires, which makes our midfield situation even worse. Thus far, he has not shown any indication that his future lies in Manchester.
Perhaps, we could see one Frenchman depart and welcome another in at the Theatre of Dreams, signing Kamara as a potential replacement for Pogba. At 22, the Marseille man may be young, but given the interest he has racked up from other clubs, he clearly has the talent to succeed.
