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Ligue 1 outfit offered midfielder to Man United before his move to Serie A

Paris Saint-Germain offered Leandro Paredes to Manchester United before his move to Juventus.
Paris Saint-Germain offered Leandro Paredes to Manchester United before his move to Juventus. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

PSG offered Leandro Paredes to Manchester United before his move to Juventus

Manchester United were offered the chance to sign Leandro Paredes in the summer transfer window. However, the Red Devils did not take PSG up on that offer, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel (h/t Manchester Evening News).

The Ligue 1 outfit seemingly wanted to part ways with the Argentine midfielder. But in the end, the 28-year-old made the move to Italy and joined Serie A giants Juventus.

United decided to focus on other targets and rebuffed a move for Paredes. The Red Devils gave Erik ten Hag two new faces in the middle of the park with the additions of Christian Eriksen and Casemiro in the squad.

Paris Saint-Germain offered Leandro Paredes to Manchester United before his move to Juventus.
Paris Saint-Germain offered Leandro Paredes to Manchester United before his move to Juventus. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Paredes joined Paris Saint-Germain in the winter window of the 2018/19 season from Zenit St. Petersburg. The Argentine mostly played a backup role for the French outfit.

United evidently had issues in the middle of the park at the start of the 2022/23 campaign. The Red Devils lost the first two fixtures of the Premier League season and sat in last place.

Against Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, the whole team faltered. And fans pointed fingers at the likes of Fred and Scott McTominay. The Brazilian and Scotland internationals have not been able to convince fans of their quality consistently.

Paris Saint-Germain offered Leandro Paredes to Manchester United before his move to Juventus.
Leandro Paredes is now at Juventus. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Paris Saint-Germain offered Leandro Paredes to Manchester United before his move to Juventus.

Until the last few days of the transfer window, the only player who was brought in to bolster the engine room was Eriksen. And the club then spent big money to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid.

The Manchester-based club saw a lot of midfield departures at the end of last season. Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard, Andreas Pereira and Juan Mata all left the club.

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Getting Paredes would not have been a bad idea. The 2022/23 campaign is going to be a long one with the fixture list congested due to the World Cup.

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