Manchester Unitedare ɾєρօɾτedly plotting a move for Monaco star, Axel Disasi, withErik ten Hagplotting alternatives to Napoli’s Kim Min-jae.
What’s the latest on Disasi to Man United?
According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, the Red Devils “remain keen” on signing the towering centre-back ahead of next season, with the Frenchman ɾєρօɾτedly set to be available fora fee of around €50m (£43m)this summer if he is to leave the Ligue 1 outfit.
In afurther update from Romano, the respected insider went on to add: “Axel Disasi remains concrete name in the list at Manchester United in case Kim Min-jae will єɴԀ up joining Bayern as expected [next week will be crucial for Kim Ԁєɑł].”
As the Italian journalist noted, it would appear that Kim could beon his way to Bayern Munichover the coming weeks, despite recent ɾєρօɾτs that the South Korean brute hadreached an agreementwith United regarding a move to Old Trafford.
Should Man United sign Axel Disasi?
The signing of the 25-year-old could potentially allow Ten Hag and co to forget all about the aforementioned Kim, with the 6 foot 3 ace having been hailed as a “complete” and “dominant” asset bytalent scout Jacek Kulig.
Also previously described as a “hidden gem” by Kulig in the past, Disasi notably helped to keep nine clean sheets in 38 league games last season, while also making an impact in an attacking sense after chipping in withthreegoals in that time.
The former Reims titan’s quality in the final third would add a real bonus to Ten Hag’s side, with thefour-capinternational seemingly proving far more dangerous than Kim as he ranks in thetop 7%among his European peers for touches in the attacking penalty area, while his Napoli counterpart ranks in just thebottom 41%in that regard.
Perhaps more importantly, however, is Disasi’s superior knack for being able to play out from the back, with the one-time Paris FC man offering a real threat with his ability to spark attacks from deep as he ranks in thetop 4%for both progressive passes and progressive carries – with Kim ranking in just thetop 12%for both those two metrics.
The Monaco man could also prove rather dangerous for any opposition striker due to his ball-winning brilliance as he ranks in thetop 14%for interceptions made, with that far greater than the Serie A-winning sensation, who ranks in just thetop 27%for interceptions.
As such, while all the talk has been about Kim potentially making the move to the Theatre of Dreams this summer, Ten Hag would be wise to consider the ‘hidden gem’ that is Disasi instead.
