Overview
- Multiple outlets report Ruben Amorim has prioritised adding one or two central midfielders next summer as part of his rebuild.
- Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson is described as the leading target, viewed as more attainable than Brighton’s £100m-rated Carlos Baleba and valued for his ability to play as a No. 6 or box-to-box.
- United’s interest in Baleba remains after Brighton resisted a move in the last window, with the 21-year-old Cameroonian understood to be open to Old Trafford.
- Wolves’ João Gomes is being monitored, with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City also credited with interest in the Brazilian.
- Coverage notes financial pressures, including wage trimming and Casemiro’s contract situation, plus a plan to use academy players during the Africa Cup of Nations.