Manchester United back line are not doing good and the club is looking to solve their defensive woes as soon as possible. Captain Harry Maguire has been prone to mistakes and under scrutiny ever since he signed in 2019 from Leicester City. Eric Bailly, Victor Lindelof, Phil Jones – none of them show constant quality to represent a giant such as the Old Trafford based team. Newest centre defender signing Raphael Varane has an exquisite resume however his latest injury-infected years at Real Madrid seem to have extended over to his Man United tenure.Regardless of the question ‘will Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stay or will he go?’, Red Devils are after a talented defender who has been under the radar of many European powerhouses.Sat, 13/11, 22.45: (1.05) FRANCE (17.00) KAZAKHSTAN (60.00)According to reports in Spain, Sevilla are fearful that Man United will trigger Jules Kounde’s release clause for in January – same Jules Kounde who almost became a new Chelsea player as the clock was ticking on the summer transfer window. As the La Liga club demanded the Blues to meet their 93 million USD asking price, they calmly refused the 57.5 million USD offer Chelsea made for the Frenchman.Even so, Blues’ manager Thomas Tuchel still holds an interest in the 22-year-old Kounde. Juventus’ Matthijs De Ligt is also seen as potential new centre-back options for the years to come.However, it is United who worry Sevilla more at the moment. According to AS, Red Devils could swoop in to beat Chelsea to Kounde’s signature as they look to solve their own problems in defence. As per the same report, United, who currently sit sixth after four defeats, are monitoring the defender and could meet Sevilla’s demands.Chelsea’s loss was Arsenal’s gain: New England star Smith-Rowe wasn’t “big enough” for the BluesBack to Chelsea and the uncertain negotiations with their Champions League winning backline.Unless the Stamford Bridge club ties Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen down to fresh deals, they will set to leave the club at the end of the season when their contracts expire. German manager of the Blues, however, stated that it is not likely Chelsea will go after the same players they targeted in passed transfer window. ‘I think every transfer period you need to evaluate again,’ Tuchel said, via the Express. ‘You cannot say what we wanted in the summer, we do in the winter. And what we want to do in winter, we want to do the next summer. It is not like this.’Your opinion changes, players change, you have evolvement in the group, you have an atmosphere that you build, you see who is absolutely reliable and these connections build up and create something special hopefully in the group.’Solskjaer gives himself, his staff and uncapped Man United players a week offLosing Kounde midway through the season would come as a major blow on Sevilla’s dreams of a La Liga title. The Andalusians boast the best defensive record as they have lost just once in the Spanish top flight this season – conceding just seven goals. Sevilla trail only a point behind Primera Division table toppers Real Sociedad.Kounde has been leading his side’s defence to six clean sheets in the 10 matches he has featured so far this term and has obviously has been pivotal to their near-immaculate defensive record.
