Published 18:37 IST, December 22nd 2019

Manchester Utd in contact with highly rated German midfielder

Manchester Utd is still in the process of building the team, the club has identified Bayer Leverkusen's centre-back Kai Havertz to solve their midfield problems

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Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are still in process of building team, club has identified Bayer Leverkusen's Kai Havertz to solve ir midfield problems. According to reports, United's interest in Havertz comes after a lacklustre midfield even with a player such as Paul Pogba has failed to help team get back to winning ways.

United looking to bolster its squad

After having secured services of Daniel James, Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan Bissaka, Solskjaer is expected to buy a few more players in order to establish Red Devils as potential title contenders. According to reports, Premier League club has held talks with Havertz over a potential transfer to atre of Dreams.

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United appeared to have set eyes on German midfielder as he is only 20-years-old and has consistently played for his club in past couple of years. Havertz is seen as a player with a lot of creativity and ability to get past defenders and cause trouble for goalkeeper in front of him. midfielder has already impressed potential recruiters as he scored 17 goals for Bayern Leverkusen in 2018-19 season.

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Matic to Inter Milan?

As per reports, Italian club Inter Milan are keen on signing Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic as y look to reinforce ir midfield in January transfer window. Antonio Conte's side is without Stefa Sensi, Nicolo Barella and Roberto Gagliardini, leaving Italian manr with a big crunch in midfield.

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According to reports, Inter Milan is plotting to make a third raid after signing out of favour Manchester United strikers Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku. While Red Devils have an option to extend Matic's contract by a year, a lucrative bid by Italian club may tempt United to sell him rar lose him for free in transfer market.

With Scott McTominay forming a solid partnership with Fred and Pogba nearing a return to active football, Matic may find a considerable reduction in his game time and that may go in favour of Inter Milan who is secure services of towering Serbian midfielder. Matic was sidelined for a long time as he was struggling to recover from a groin injury and played for Red Devils for first time in two months in ir 4-0 win over AZ Alkmaar at Old Trafford. However, Solskjaer did t name 31-year-old midfielder in match squad that escaped a humiliating defeat with a 1-1 draw against Everton.

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(With inputs from ncies)

18:17 IST, December 22nd 2019