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Manchester United have completed the signing of Manuel Ugarte from PSG for a fee of around 51m pounds.
Ugarte signed a contract till 2029 but will not be available for Sunday clash with Liverpool. His arrival takes UNITED’S spending this window to $200M
“United had to sell players before a deal could move forward but the exits of Facundo Pellistri to Panathinaikos and Hannibal Mejbri to Burnley created sufficient space in Erik ten Hag’s squad for Ugarte”.
He known as a front-foot destroyer with excellent positioning and shielding ability, and while he does not break lines like Casemiro nor is as good in the air, Ugarte is better at ball retention, carrying, switching play and is more skilled in winning the ball back whenever possession is lost.
With the arrival of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui to help progress build-up play, Ten Hag doesn’t need his new midfielder to be as skilled as Casemiro on the ball. He wants Ugarte to help erase a soft centre, which his attributes lend themselves to and also do the dirty job in the middle of the pitch.
Ugarte profiles as a good partner for Mainoo as his habits of ground coverage, pressing, ball retention and recovery is not the teenager’s game.
United have signed a player they believe helps cover a plethora of weaknesses, and at a significantly lower cost than PSG had originally wanted.
