Manchester United have had a good start to the Premier League season, and they are presently just one point behind the Champions League places.

There has been a notable improvement in the final third after the summer spending. The focus should now be on adding extra defensive resolve.

A holding midfielder could be prioritised next year, but the Red Devils could also enter the transfer market for a marquee central defender.

Defensa Central now claim that United are ready to ‘get in the way’ of Real Madrid, and they are willing to offer a ‘huge sum of money’ for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi in January.

Guehi’s current contract with Palace expires at the end of the season, and there is a possibility that Palace could accept a good fee to sanction his transfer this winter.

Madrid would ideally prefer to negotiate a pre-contract for next summer, but such plans could be scuppered with United having now ‘set their sights’ on Guehi.

Liverpool reached a verbal agreement to land Guehi from the Eagles for £35 million last summer, but the deal broke down on deadline day as Palace could not find a replacement.

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