Manchester United are ‘interested’ in Maddison says pundit
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has changed his mind on signing an attacking midfielder in the wake of the club’s 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday, reports say. Initially the Red Devils were willing to wait until the summer but, now, the club want to go all out in January with James Maddison and Jack Grealish in their sights.
Man Utd transfer news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admires James Maddison and Jack Grealish (Image: GETTY)
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And he’s also clocked up five assists from 19 Premier League matches so far.
Solskjaer is aware of the difficulties United face when it comes to landing the duo in January.
But, given the Red Devils’ desperate need for reinforcements, he’s ready to try and bolster his squad this month.
Meanwhile, speaking after United’s 2–0 defeat to Arsenal, the United manager admitted he was eyeing fresh faces.
"You can see the squad and sometimes you think, yeah, one or two additions would do nicely because we are building towards something," he said.
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"It just depends on if what we think will be right for us will be available.
“Of course it's playing on our decision-making when we've got two players out for a bit, Scott [McTominay] for two months and Paul [Pogba] for a month.
"That gives us less options and we have loads of games and important games.
"But it still has to be right and that's the big point here, if someone is available and something is possible we'll do it.