Manchester United are reportedly 'increasingly confident' of landing Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez this summer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is said to be a huge admirer of the 25-year-old, who has a £135million buy-out clause at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Here, we take a look at the four main strengths that Saul would bring to United. Immaculate technique for United’s counter-attacks Saul is one of the crispest passers in the game and his delicacy with the ball makes him ideal for Old Trafford.
In Diego Simeone’s counter-attacking Atletico team, Saul has proved himself to be capable of reliably finding his team-mates with through balls, as well as hitting sharp diagonal passes to spread the play and launch breakaways. Positional
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