Photo by The Telegraph |
As a Manchester United fan, when is the last time you were able to sit back, look at the squad and say that we are set with a solid right back for the next decade? You would have to imagine that in the post-Gary Neville era, the answer for many may be never.
Unsurprisingly, the young Englishman’s performances in the Premier League last season have attracted interest from the biggest clubs around Europe, but United have been the only club to approach Crystal Palace with concrete offers.
Manchester United have had an improved £50m bid rejected by Crystal Palace for right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Sky Sports News understands.— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 17, 2019
So, as the European Championships unfold, we, the fans, have plenty of time to dive nose first into all of the speculation and discuss the ways in which Wan-Bissaka could improve Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United side heading into the 2019/20 season:
Photo Credit: r/reddevils |
As much as United have struggled with consistent offensive production down the right-hand side in recent years, the defensive aspect has arguably been even more of a problem. Coincidentally, defending has been something that Wan-Bissaka has excelled in since breaking into the Crystal Palace first team.