Manchester United have been told to replace Harry Maguire with a £60million-rated signing - one of their former targets Matthijs de Ligt.
Alongside marquee recruits Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo, key figures in the Old Trafford boardroom strove to sign a long-term partner for their £80million captain this summer.
They succeeded in that regard by luring World Cup winner Raphael Varane from Spanish giants Real Madrid. However, the classy Frenchman has been limited to only nine appearances during his debut campaign - owing to two separate injury set-backs - while Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly have deputised.
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