Youssouf Fofana: United's NEW Midfield Powerhouse! 💪

Kobbie Mainoo needs a partner with experience but also legs & defensive steel. Fofana is that, he’s also capable of playing as the 6/8 with a double pivot partner which Mainoo can also do. They really complement each other well. Price is the biggest factor for me when looking at him. He’s a great age and coming into the final year of his deal means he will be available for around£20/£25m. Would be a ridiculous piece of business.
He would supplement a 2nd midfield signing because of his price; and his age also means he does not block the pathway of young midfielders coming through...

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[buffywhatever]

I agree, re: aggressive players….we need a bit of that, with Martinez, Utd won’t be rolled over. Bit more of a fuck off about us.

[BoredToBoard]

Monaco play with a high line so the majority of Fofana progressive pass stats are in the opposition half and not on the edge of his own box for context as well.

[Brendan_M_]

Will be great to see more aggression, but more importantly the will to win, to be first to every ball. Licha showed how much a difference he makes with just setting a tempo and mentality, great skill but he makes the team better and they seem to feed off that energy, getting a few more players who will drive that themselves without reacting to others doing it first will be a great step in the right direction

[stubbornscribes]

Monaco fan here. Fofana has been brilliant for us and decisive in key matches towards the high-pressure end of the season. Holds the ball extremely well and cuts through to strikers very intelligently - linked up superbly with Minamino and Golovin. Given the fragility of our defence this season Fofana was an absolute asset, disrupting build-up play and playing forward with aggression. Honestly he would be a steal for United, especially with one year left on his contract with us. Would love to keep him!

[cnvdh]

Keeping Amrabat and getting Fofana would be good business

[Shappy]

Perfect midfield signing. Could leave space to sign a playmaking No.6 whose a few years younger alongside him to give us three great and different options for two positions.

[alairdottin]

Spot on analysis!!! Sign him up!!! Amrabat can be kept as well for the price. We do need bodies in midfield.

[igavinwood]

Another great shout out from the Dortmund scouting squad 😉
Or as Jim Bowen use to say "Look what you could have won".

[ashuklaisu]

Fofana and trigger amrabat and that gives us 2 midfielders in around 45 million. Leaves budget to get 2 CB olise and a striker . No brainer imo

[KC-ltiw]

Ederson from Atalanta is a pretty good shout

[GCDvlogs]

“He’s a really good age” threw me back to “GREAT AGE” on Soccer AM😂

[StrykezMan]

His progressive passing and ball retention has been up there for the past two seasons. Getting him and keeping Amrabat would be such a smart move

[abhishekhjonathanrathnam]

Yes Steve, he is a brilliant player love the way he would work with the players we got

[jasonjones]

That photo of him celebrating makes him look like a rugby winger. Looks a specimen!

[MrJasonGarvey]

i fucking wish!!!! sounds to good to be true. he's perfect for what we need

[MauriceLeahy]

At the price you said he would cost Steve it is surely a no brainer to sign this player . Pace power and aggression qualities that we are lacking in our current midfield .

[dadajulius]

It's going to be a steel for £25 Million. He's got virtually everything United needs. Can play as a CDM and CM. He will definitely help fortify the midfield and for that price, United can bring in another midfielder... probably another who can also play as a CDM and CM. It will be criminal of United not to consider and go for Fofana. A very good midfielder in my personal opinion.🙂

[colin]

Hope he’s not another Ndombele. No doubt he’s good tho! We need someone in that position not just to replace Casemiro but to replace carrick when we should have

[tommallen]

I like that Ste. Watched titbits of him here and there in past internationals and a few Ligue Un games. Really solid player. Could be more than that even.

[femioladeji]

Fofana is the perfect person to sit next to kobbie hes a good box to box and also the person to transition play and pick the ball up from defence