Heading into the opening of the winter transfer window on January 1, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United are tipped to amp up their interest in making a move for Sevilla man Jules Kounde.
The highly-rated Frenchman has been long linked with a move away from the La Liga outfit, with United’s arch-rivals Manchester City having been rebuffed by Sevilla last summer to part ways with the 22-year-old centre-back.
Solskjaer’s eagerness on signing a new central defender at the Old Trafford giants is fueled by the heavy possibility of Marcus Rojo being offloaded this January, coupled with recurring injury troubles for first-team regular Victor Lindelof.
Kounde’s showings in the Sevilla shirt have convinced the Red Devils to bring the in-demand star defender to Old Trafford even as the Frenchman’s current club remain fixated on being offered a heavy transfer fee to let go of the Frenchman’s services, reports from Mundo Deportivo claim.
Manchester United’s run of red hot form this season in top-flight football is understood to be a major incentive for Solskjaer and the club’s board to add quality talent ahead of their title-challenger foes.
