Manchester United are said to be ‘weighing up’ a January move for a former Manchester City midfielder.
There is seemingly no hiding place for head coach Ruben Amorim at present, with the Red Devils languishing in 13th place in the Premier League table. United have won just one of their last six matches in all competitions.
With Europa League football soon set to return, Amorim’s side is looking a tad light given that rumoured exits involving Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Toby Collyer have already been mooted. However, one Brazilian international is now being linked with a Premier League return this month.
Douglas Luiz linked with move to Manchester United despite his past links with rivals Manchester City
According to information relayed by Sports Witness, former Manchester City and Aston Villa man Douglas Luiz is represented by the same agent as Red Devils forward Joshua Zirkzee.
That has caused links between Luiz and Manchester United in January, given the 26-year-old has endured a difficult start to life in Italy following his summer switch to Turin.
Luiz has just two Serie A starts to his name and has mustered only nine appearances in total for the Italian giants. Manchester United’s interest in the midfielder is worth keeping an eye on because he is represented by Kia Joorabchian.
Zirkzee’s rumoured return to Italy has also been talked up already this month, with the report speculating how a swap deal involving both players could be on the cards before the window slams shut.
“I want to keep Josh because he gives everything and he’s trying in training but we don’t know,” said Amorim following the 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.
“The window is open and we will see what happens. We just need to focus on training and to take this for the other games. It’s just one point so let’s focus on the performance for the next games.”
In FourFourTwo’s view, Luiz would be a tidy addition at Old Trafford given he knows what is needed to be a combative Premier League midfielder. He certainly offers more threat than Eriksen and Casemiro, so we would agree this makes sense for Manchester United to push on with.
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