United hunt for Pogba replacement in Leicester loanee from Monaco

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer led Manchester United who are at the verge of losing their star midfielder, Paul Pogba are reviving their interest in Leicester City’s and Monaco loanee, Youri Tielemans as they prepare for life without Paul Pogba who is pressing for an exit from the club.

The fast budding Belgium star Tielemans made a major impression on the Premier League last season during a loan spell at Leicester and has confessed that he foresees a high possibility of not returning to the French side anytime following the interests cubs have shown on his signature.

United contacted Monaco at the end of the campaign to find out if they would be prepared to do business for the 22-year-old midfielder and according to reports, they have now returned for more talks as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer begins to make his big transfer moves this summer.

Apparently, Leicester is desperate to secure his services on a permanent basis, as such was the impact he made at the King Power Stadium following his arrival in January scoring three goals in 13 appearances for the Foxes, but on top of that quickly emerged as genuine talent in the Premier League with his displays.

Brendan Rodgers would love to bring him in full-time to form a strong midfield partnership with the highly-rated James Maddison but the Foxes know they have to manage their transfer budget well, which means they have held off coming up with a bid to match Monaco’s valuation.

Now United have made contact with the player’s agents again, that will throw more doubts over whether Leicester can seal a deal this summer.

Solskjaer is embarking on a huge overhaul of the squad as well as scouting a youthful talent at Old Trafford having decided it falls well short of the standard needed to mount a top-four challenge next season.

Central to anything that happens at United this summer is what will happen with Pogba.

There have been talks with some pundits saying the manager, Solskjaer should build a side to play around the World Cup winner, while others think United should offload the Frenchman for big money which is what the club is playing to make it hard for any club to take him.

Real Madrid are ready to step up their efforts to strike a £150m deal with Zinedine Zidane insisting to his bosses they get the transfer done.

Pogba himself is reported to be keen to quit the North West and make the move to the Bernabeu, and United are now approaching decision time.

If they could get a big fee in for him, then it would allow Solskjaer to finance three or four moves in the market and Tielemans would bring some obvious quality to an area of the field that was lacking last season.

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