The 29th round of the Premier League Manchester United only ranked 6th in the table, accumulating 50 points, 4 points behind the fourth-place Arsenal, the key is to play one more round than Arsenal, and now that the league has reached the sprint stage, Manchester United has little hope of finally reaching the top four, so the team can only pin its hopes on the next season again. Next season United will not only have to change the manager, but also continue to strengthen the squad, especially looking for a replacement for Pogba.
There are many free agents this summer, and French star Pogba is one of them. Pogba joined Manchester United in 2016 for a transfer fee of £89 million, breaking the world football transfer record at the time, but this record was later broken again by Neymar. Pogba's performance has been fluctuating since his return to Manchester United, coupled with his loose attitude, which has made him a lot of criticism, and his matchup with former manager Jose Mourinho has become a joke in football.
In the past few seasons with Manchester United, Pogba has always wanted to leave Manchester United since the second season, originally thinking that Pogba would play football with peace of mind after Mourinho left, but he did not expect to only perform well for a short period of time, and then shouted to leave the team again. Manchester United have been trying to renew Pogba's contract, but Pogba has refused to negotiate, and Pogba can finally leave freely this summer, and there are many teams interested in him, including Paris, Real Madrid and other teams.
Pogba's where to go is not a matter for United to consider, what United need to consider is finding a new player to replace Pogba. According to the English media "Daily Mail" report, West Ham United are preparing to sell midfielder Rice this summer, and Manchester United see Rice as a replacement for Pogba. Rice himself is interested in joining Manchester United, but Rice has another issue to solve in his move to Manchester United, and that is that West Ham United asks for £150 million.
Rice's contract with West Ham United is until the summer of 2024, and West Ham United has tried to renew Rice's contract, but has not succeeded. As a member of the England national team, Rice's outstanding performance has long won the favor of many giants, so he cannot stay in the midstream strength of West Ham United. Any player wants to win the title and it is clear that staying at West Ham cannot win the league.
West Ham knew they couldn't keep Rice, so they planned to sell it this summer. Because next summer Rice has one year left on his contract with the team, the so-called contract year, at which point Rice will have the initiative in the transfer. West Ham has worked hard to develop a sought-after player who definitely wants to sell for more money, and this summer is the best time to shoot. West Ham United priced Rice at £150 million, unchanged from last summer's asking price.
Chelsea had wanted to buy Rice last summer, but at that time Chelsea finally gave up because West Ham United asked for too high a price. With the addition of buyers like Manchester United this summer, West Ham estimates it will be difficult to lower Rice's asking price. However, the Daily Sports also said that although West Ham United asked for 150 million pounds, it was difficult for Manchester United to spend 150 million pounds to buy Rice, and it was estimated that the two sides would negotiate a suitable price to trade.
Although Chelsea are temporarily unable to trade players, Chelsea have also been keeping an eye on Rice. If the players can be traded, Chelsea will certainly start negotiations with West Ham United. The newspaper said Chelsea player Mount had a good personal relationship with Rice, which would help Chelsea take Rice. Regardless of where Rice ends up, West Ham's £150 million asking price is too high for no team willing to spend so much money to sign Rice.