Manchester United are considering a move for Barcelona right-back Sergino Dest, according to talkSPORT.
Dest, who played under Erik ten Hag at Ajax, is valued at around £17m.
It’s been a rocky summer and start to the season at Old Trafford – the Red Devils are currently bottom of the Premier League with two defeats in as many games.
Although Man United signed Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia and Christian Eriksen in the summer, there is a feeling the club need to make a lot more signings.
talkSPORT understands that senior pros including Cristiano Ronaldo have called on the Man United board to give manager Erik ten Hag more backing in the transfer market.
And it looks like their wishes are being granted with Man United set to sign Atletico Madrid striker Matheus Cunha in a £42m deal.
And now they could sign Dest, who has 17 caps for the US national team to his name.
The 21-year-old was born in the Netherlands and started his career with Ajax.
He broke into their first team in the 2019/20 season which means he has worked with Ten Hag before.
However, Dest left the Eredivisie to join Barca in October 2020. Dest made 72 appearances for the La Liga giants.
Man United have been heavily linked with Dest’s Barca team-mate Frenkie de Jong but hopes of the Dutch midfielder joining Old Trafford appear to be fading with Chelsea most likely to sign him.
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