Man Utd are weighing up the possibility of making an offer for RB Salzburg defender Oumar Solet this summer, according to reports.
The Red Devils have a small transfer budget this summer with rumours they will only have around £50m to spend before player sales.
It is likely to be a summer of change with new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS reportedly willing to listen to offers for most of the Red Devils squad.
Ratcliffe is adamant Man Utd will get value for money in the transfer market under his guidance after over a decade of overspending on average players.
Centre-back is one area of Erik ten Hag s side which has become a priority to improve .
But the Toffees are reportedly demanding a fee in the region of £70m and Man Utd could potentially look at cheaper alternatives with Salzburg defender Solet one potential option.
that the Red Devils are interested in Solet with the former France Under-20 international looking to take a step forward to continue his progress .
It is understood that Man Utd are watching him closely, as is another English team while an Italian club has also enquired about his services, with any deal for Solet expected to be done for between €12m and €15m.
Despite reports that Ten Hag could be sacked, the Dutchman is staying on at Old Trafford and Gary Lineker and Micah Richards have been discussing the treatment of the former Ajax boss.
: It s so poor, isn t it? We spoke about how Jim Ratcliffe had came in and had hired proper footballing people, but then you re hearing stories like this it s just ridiculous.
Lineker replied: It s extraordinary, actually. I ve never known anything like this.
