Manchester United look to be displaying an rising curiosity within the potential switch of highly-rated younger Como winger Assane Diao.
Sources with an in depth understanding of the participant’s state of affairs have knowledgeable CaughtOffside that he’s attracting curiosity from Man Utd, Liverpool and Newcastle forward of the summer time.
Diao has a contract till 2029 with Como, in order that they’re not underneath an excessive amount of stress to promote, and there’s not at present a transparent indication of an asking value for the participant.
United have just lately had scouts watching Diao play in Serie A, and the membership have obtained optimistic experiences on the 19-year-old attacker, CaughtOffside understands.
Liverpool are additionally contemplating turning to Diao this summer time, however are nonetheless ready for clarification on what is going to occur with Mohamed Salah’s future.
Assane Diao heading for the Premier League?
Diao seems like he’ll be arduous for Como to carry on to, so it could possibly be {that a} transfer to an enormous Premier League membership is inevitable for him within the close to future.
The Senegal worldwide has the tempo and talent to be an actual asset for a prime staff, and it’s straightforward to think about him being a superb match for what Ruben Amorim is making an attempt to construct at Previous Trafford.
MUFC have points in assault proper now, so it in all probability wouldn’t be tough to offer Diao a key position within the staff right away.
Liverpool, in contrast, have lots of depth in that space of their squad, even when Salah leaves, so Diao won’t really feel he’d get as many alternatives to point out what he can do if he made the transfer to Anfield.
On the similar time, although, United are a membership which have confirmed one thing of a graveyard for expertise lately, so Diao would possibly do properly to be cautious concerning the threat of getting into what has been a reasonably unstable setting.
