Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea has performed well this season, but substitute goalkeeper Dean Henderson is reluctant to sit on the cold bench and could leave the team in the winter window. With De Gea 31 years old, United are also looking at younger goalkeepers, hoping to bring in a position that guarantees the goalkeeper's position. On Tuesday, Manchester United goalkeeper Tony Cotton was placed at home to rivals City, but his target Messlier was beaten into a sieve and lost 0-7.
Messlier, 21, is considered one of the premier league's best young goalkeepers. As a result, both Cotton and Manchester United chief scout Jim Basil travelled to the Etihad Stadium with anticipation, hoping to see him cause trouble for City. The result was diametrically opposed, with Guardiola's side posing an endless threat to Meslier, with 31 shots on goal to make it 7-0.
This is France goalkeeper Meslier's third season with Leeds United, and last season he was named the club's best young player, so in August this year he signed a five-year contract extension with the team.
United's current goalkeepers are De Gea, 31, Henderson, 24, Tom Heaton, 35 and Lee Grant, 38, with De Gea just 18 months left on his contract and Henderson likely to leave. Britain's "Daily Mail" said that if there is any change in the goalkeeper position in the next year, Manchester United will see Meslier as the preferred target.
The 0-7 fiasco may not have allowed United to give up their interest in Meslier outright, as he has done his best. The data showed that although the net swallowed seven eggs, Meslier made 8 saves in this game. Taking a goal from Manchester City centre-back Stones as an example, Meslier has saved two shots from the opponent in a row, but Stones' final left-footed burst is beyond his control.
Meanwhile, United are currently the only club that has actually made a "serious bid" to Borussia Dortmund centre-forward Errin Haaland, but Lonnick must ensure that the team is in the top four of the Premier League this season and qualifies for the Champions League before they have a chance to get a Norwegian striker.
According to the German newspaper Bild, Manchester United are currently the most active in activating Haaland's £64 million breach of the gold clause, and other clubs are asking for the treatment of their agent Mino Rayola Lions, and do not want to muddy the waters for the time being. After all, it's still a long way off next summer's transfer window.
Nicknamed "Price-Raising United", Manchester United has recently been linked to a number of forward players. In addition to Haaland, Chelsea centre-forward Werner, Atletico madrid striker João Felix, Fiorentina centre-forward Vlahović, who is number one in the Serie A top scorer list, and Real Sociedad's Alexander Isaac, are also considered targets for United. If you count the midfielder and defender gossip candidates, it is even more numerous. Among them, the 21-year-old Serbian goalscorer Vlahovic, who scored 15 goals in 17 rounds, has recently rejected the offer of the so-called "highest-paid contract in the history of Fiorentina", and The Premier League's Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in it.