Manchester United on red alert for Serie A star

 

Manchester United have been given a boost in their pursuit of Milan Skriniar with Inter ready to cash in on the defender this summer, claims The Daily Mirror.

 

Skriniar has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford in recent years after emerging as one of Serie A's best defenders.

 

The 25-year-old only signed a new long-term deal with Inter 12 months ago but it has now emerged Antonio Conte's side will entertain offers for the centre-back.

 

Barcelona and Real Madrid have previously been linked with a move for the Slovakia international but United are determined to land the ball-playing defender.

 

With Phil Jones and Chris Smalling set to leave United on permanent deals this summer, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have room to accomodate a new centre-back for next season.

 

United made Harry Maguire the most expensive defender of all time last summer in an £80m deal but hope to pay half that price for Skriniar, though Inter are holding out for £52.25m.

 

With transfer valuations set to tumble this summer as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, United hope to take advantage of lower fees.

 

Victor Lindelof has been a mainstay alongside Maguire this season but Skriniar would represent an obvious upgrade on the Sweden international.

 

Manchester United on red alert for Serie A star

 

United have offloaded Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez and Ashley Young to Inter in the last 12 months and hope to use their good relationship with the Serie A outfit to land Skriniar.

 

The Slovakian defender has only missed one league game for Inter this season but has a less-than-impressive WhoScored rating of 6.66.

 

However, of players to have made at least 15 appearances in Serie A this season, only two have a better pass success rate than the Inter defender (92.3%).