As transfer window dey reach im final days, Manchester United don step up dia search for new left-back. Di club don dey chase Newcastle defender Lewis Hall for months, but di 21-year-old reportedly na one of dia top targets for di 2026-27 campaign.
Hall bin wan make im move to Old Trafford, but after Newcastle lose Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes, dem don mark am as untouchable. So INEOS don dey forced to look for better option.
Teenage left-back Jorge Salinas from Racing Santander don bin dey linked, and West Ham defender El Hadji Malick Diouf, wey impress for World Cup with Senegal, also dey for dia list. But one tng don clear: United need new left-back to provide competition and rotation for Luke Shaw as dem prepare for Champions League life.
Now, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, United don make contact with Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde im camp. Romano write for X say, “Manchester United keep looking for new left back, next priority after Baleba deal. There have been calls with Alejandro Balde’s camp over last days to understand if exit is possible and conditions.”
For im YouTube channel, Romano reveal say United don call Jorge Mendes, wey be Balde im agent, to understand di situation of di Spanish left-back for Barcelona. “Today, Jorge Mendes has arrived in Barcelona to discuss, especially about exits. He was there for Joao Cancelo’s arrival, but not only. Marc Casado, for example, is a client of Jorge Mendes and they have to decide about his next destination because he is leaving Barcelona,” Romano explain.
Romano also talk say Balde and Barcelona get very good relationship. “Balde is a Barca boy. Balde, in principle, doesn’t want to leave Barcelona. Balde would go only if it’s Barcelona telling Balde, okay, you can go, we can sell you.”
He continue: “Then we have to see what happens because, in case of a big proposal, I don’t know what’s going to happen. For sure, what I can mention, is that there is a conversation that took place between Man United and Jorge Mendes to understand the situation around the boy.”
For 2022, Spain international Balde don tok say im favorite club aside Barcelona na Manchester United. E no long tink before e answer.
