Ruben Amorim wants Manchester United to target players who will add pace, power and athleticism to his midfield this summer, sources have told ESPN, as he attempts to rebuild the team following the club’s worst season in over 50 years.
United are guaranteed to record their lowest top-flight finish since being relegated from the top division in 1973-74 and could even end the campaign in seventeenth position — one place above the relegation zone — if Tottenham Hotspur enjoy a better result at home to Brighton on Sunday than United achieve against Champions League-chasing Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
Wednesday’s Europa League final defeat against Spurs in Bilbao has confirmed that United will not participate in European competition next season and, as a consequence, the club will miss out on the prospect of a £100 million ($134.2m) financial boost that would have accompanied a place in the Champions League by virtue of winning the Europa League.
