Manchester United are plotting a January transfer window swoop for a new defensive-minded midfielder, the Manchester Evening News understands.
United, who will be hoping to resume their Premier League campaign on December 27 against Newcastle United at St James' Park, have often been told that they have lacked a world-class holding midfielder in the past year or so, with it often having been an area of the team that has attracted widespread criticism.
United were linked with an array of names during the summer transfer window, including West Ham United star Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund.
However, the club's big-money additions of Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo put pay to any hopes of adding a
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