Man Utd will attempt to buy three midfielders for \u00a3150m as a report reveals exactly how the Red Devils plan to spend their money.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils hierarchy were criticised last summer for failing to improve their midfield after opting to spend the majority of their budget on attacking players.<\/p>\n
That tactic seems to have worked as Man Utd<\/strong><\/a> went from scoring the fifth least goals in the Premier League to the third most so far this term.<\/p>\n Man Utd are now planning to use a large chunk of their summer budget on finally improving their midfield with Casemiro leaving on a free transfer at the end of the season, while Manuel Ugarte is expected to be sold.<\/p>\n That leaves Man Utd light on numbers in there and there have been constant rumours over the past six months about who the Red Devils could sign.<\/p>\n A report earlier today insisted that Man Utd are \u2018leading the race\u2019 to sign Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba<\/strong><\/a>, while Nottingham Forest\u2019s Elliot Anderson, Newcastle\u2019s Sandro Tonali and West Ham\u2019s Mateus Fernandes are just a few of the players linked.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Man Utd trio in top five as Wirtz reverts in ranking of 20 biggest summer signings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Daily Mail is now reporting that<\/a> Man Utd are \u2018ready to spend in the region of \u00a3150million to sign three central midfielders this summer\u2019 as they look to push the Red Devils towards a title challenge.<\/p>\n Man Utd are clear on how much they want to spend on each midfielder and the Red Devils \u2018have earmarked around \u00a380m for a marquee signing to replace Casemiro\u2019.<\/p>\n The Red Devils are expecting Ugarte to be sold this summer and are \u2018prepared to spend around \u00a340m\u2019 on replacing the Uruguay international, who signed from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth around \u00a350m.<\/p>\n There seems to be a \u00a310m bit of leeway in the \u00a315om figures with the Daily Mail insisting that Man Utd \u2018could strengthen their squad by signing a third midfielder for about \u00a320m\u2019.<\/p>\n The report names Anderson \u2013 who is unlikely to cost too much \u2013 Baleba, Tonali, Crystal Palace\u2019s Adam Wharton and Real Madrid\u2019s Aurelien Tchouameni as potential targets for the \u00a380m \u2018marquee signing\u2019.<\/p>\n