Manchester United have 'made contact' with River Plate over striker Julian Alvarez, according to reports. Having finished as runners-up to Manchester City in the Premier League last season, key figures in the Old Trafford boardroom issued a triple statement of intent in the summer; signing Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and returning five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
United were unable to complete a follow-up pursuit for a top-level holding midfielder, though. However, as attentions turn to the January and summer transfer windows, that position has already been earmarked as one priority area — with Declan Rice and Amadou Haidara viewed as two possible targets.
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