Former Germany worldwide Dietmar ‘Didi’ Hamann has heaped reward on Bayern Munich center-back Matthijs de Ligt, claiming he has the potential to remodel the Manchester United back-line. Hamann believes the Pink Devils will fare quite a bit higher if they’ve a pure chief like De Ligt of their ranks.
Netherlands worldwide De Ligt is anticipated to go away Bayern Munich within the winter switch window. Many groups have lodged an curiosity in him however Manchester United had been reportedly main the race to safe his providers.
The equation, nonetheless, has modified dramatically during the last couple of days, due to the arrival of French center-back Leny Yoro. The Pink Devils pushed laborious to finish the 18-year-old’s signing as quickly as attainable, thus placing De Ligt’s deal on the again burner.
In keeping with many stories, Manchester United have exhausted a large chunk of their reserves to signal £58 million ($74.89 million) man Yoro. They’ll solely signal £42 million-rated ($54.23 million) De Ligt in the event that they handle to discard a defender or two from their payroll.
Didi Hamann Explains Why Manchester United Ought to Signal Matthijs de Ligt
Hamann, nonetheless, nonetheless thinks that De Ligt would add worth to Manchester United’s squad, as they don’t have a pure chief of their ranks.
He started his evaluation, saying (by way of EPL Index):
“Matthijs de Ligt got here to Bayern Munich, he had a tricky begin, then he had an harm, however it’s a must to say within the final six months, he was most likely probably the most dependable defender they’d when he fashioned a partnership with Eric Dier.
“He’s been good and what I like about him, is he’s a pacesetter.”
Explaining how he might assist Man Utd, Hamann added:
“I believe he may very well be a participant to assist them as a result of he’s a pacesetter. I believe he makes different gamers higher. He’s very dependable, he’s fast, he’s highly effective, he’s sturdy and a really bodily participant.
“I don’t assume in a single switch you return from ending fifth or sixth or seventh to complete within the prime 4, however I believe they could be quite a bit nearer with him within the facet.”
If Manchester United pull it off, they may reunite Erik ten Hag with considered one of his star pupils. De Mild performed 70 video games underneath Ten Hag throughout the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, scoring eight instances and offering 5 assists. Ajax received the Eredivisie title and the Dutch Cup in 2018-19. Additionally they reached the UEFA Champions League semi-final, eliminating Actual Madrid and Juventus within the course of.
