The focus is very much on attacking players in the transfer market, with Matheus Cunha already joining the club after the Red Devils triggered his £62.5m release clause to land him from Wolves.
They’ve had one bid rejected by Bryan Mbeumo by Brentford of £55m plus a further £10m in add-ons, and are considering an improved bid amid competition from Thomas Frank’s Tottenham.
Having been beaten to the signing of Liam Delap by Chelsea they’re also scouring the market for a new N0.9, though their pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres appears to have ended after the striker told them where to go.
But Amorim is also keen to add a new midfielder to his ranks with Christian Eriksen leaving at the end of his contract and amid doubts over the futures of Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo.
With that in mind Red Devils officials were sent to watch Boudani in action for Algeria in their 4-3 friendly defeat to Sweden on Tuesday, according to The Sun.
The report claims Amorim is ‘desperate to bring players with a more physical profile to the Old Trafford and Boudaoui certainly fits the bill’.
The report adds:
‘Boudaoui is coming off an excellent season in France in which he emerged as one of the best in Ligue 1 in his position.
‘In figures published in April by Datascout, he came out on top among 49 defensive midfielders for sprinting speed, fourth for the number of accelerations and sixth for high-intensity distance covered.’
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