Manchester United have been linked with a move for Giovanni di Lorenzo and are ready to bid £17m for the Italian right-back.
The Napolean defender Di Lorenzo has been one of Euro 2020’s big performers alongside his left-flank partner Leonardo Spinazzola, who had to miss the finals due to the Achilles ligament injury he suffered against Belgium.
Manchester United have been effectively looking for a strong right-back this summer to give some competition and cover to Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with England man Kieran Trippier being their top target this summer.
But the scenario is that Atletico Madrid’s asking price of £40 million is way over United’s valuation and as indicated by La Stampa, the Red Devils have directed their concentration toward the Italian right-back and are setting up a bid to carry him to Old Trafford.
The power source brings up that Di Lorenzo himself has talked about his advantage in playing Premier League football, saying: “I like the Premier a lot: there is everything, rhythm, one cross after another and every match is a battle.”
Manchester United have been linked with Norwich City’s Max Aarons and there have additionally been rumours that Diogo Dalot will be given a second opportunity at Old Trafford by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following one season at AC Milan.
In any case, the failed move for Trippier indicates that Solskjaer needs a more experienced player in that spot and the Giovanni di Lorenzo possesses all the necessary qualities to play for Manchester United.
Di Lorenzo is at the pinnacle of his profession at 27 years old and has a lot of involvement for Napoli, with 136 Serie A games and 12 appearances for the Azzuri.
It will be a good piece of business albeit United fans will be worried that a bad experience with their transfer strategy will cost them after a past right-back from Italy, Matteo Darmian, end up being a disappointment.
Regardless of playing 92 times for United, Darmian was not a top choice and was unable to make a good impact during his time at the club.
