Man Utd have reportedly made a bid for Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen as they look to give Ruben Amorim his first signing.

The Red Devils have turned to the Sporting Lisbon boss as they look to turn things around under Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS.

INEOS decided to keep Erik at Hag over the summer, but recent results and performances led them to sack the Dutchman last Monday.

Manchester United They have struggled to find a manager since Sir Alex Ferguson who can challenge them for the Premier League title with Jose Mourinho guiding them to second place in 2018, but they were still 19 points behind champions Man City.

And Man Utd fans will be hoping they can gradually start putting in performances that make them look capable of challenging for the Premier League title again in the near future.

The red devils, who drew 1-1 with Chelsea on Sundayintends to give Amorim the tools to succeed with reports in Spain claiming the new Man Utd boss is “determined to strengthen his defense in the upcoming winter transfer window”.

Their “first target” will be Barcelona defender Christensen and Man Utd are now making a €15m (£12.6m) “bid” for the Danish international.

This is a sum of money that Barça’s sporting director, Deco, ‘would be willing to consider’ in January due to an injury that leaves Hansi Flick out of plans at the Camp Nou.

And Christensen’s future at Barcelona “is in doubt” with just one substitute appearance all season for the experienced 28-year-old.

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The imminent returns of Ronald Araujo and Eric García could also push the former Chelsea centre-back down the pecking order and Manchester United’s €15m offer “not only represents a good opportunity for Barcelona in financial terms, but also It would also give them flexibility.” make some reinforcements in other positions if they consider it necessary.

Viktor Gyokeres and other Sporting Lisbon players have been linked follow Amorim to Old Trafford, but a report in Portugal on Sunday insisted the Sweden international does not want to join his current manager at Old Trafford.

portuguese newspaper Record They claim that Gyokeres does not want to join Manchester United because he is “disorganised, unstable and permanently on fire”.

Despite this, the publication considers that it is “practically guaranteed” that the Red Devils will continue to approach the Sporting forward as they seek to improve their goal tally.

The report adds:

‘It is true that the Red Devils have been left out of the race, but with the arrival of Amorim, a great admirer of the ‘9’, it is likely that they will position themselves for an attack, not in January, as Rúben himself anticipated. (even taking into account the cost of the operation), but thinking about the end of the season.

“Therefore, it is practically guaranteed that there will be a rapprochement, Record knows that Gyökeres has other preferences to pursue his career, since the United project is viewed with… suspicion.”