Manchester United handed Denis Zakaria 'boost' by Liverpool and more transfer rumours
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United have been handed an apparent boost in the race to sign Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria. That is according to a report by the Liverpool Echo who report that Liverpool have no plans to sign the Switzerland international, despite reports overseas linking him with a move to Anfield.
The Monchengladbach star is out-of-contract at the Bundesliga club at the end of the season and he is understood to be keen to leave the club and explore a different avenue elsewhere.
United are understood to have monitored the defensive-midfielder, but, as reported by the Manchester Evening News earlier this month, the club is not expected to add him to Ralf Rangnick's squad this month, despite their desire to add a new midfielder to their ranks.
However, a summer free transfer to United cannot be ruled out with Zakaria's contract expiring in the summer. The 25-year-old is now into his fifth season at Monchengladbach and has gone from strength-to-strength, cementing himself as one of the best defensive-minded midfielders around.
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