Breaking news: Manchester United new French scouts back from scouting duties brought some good names to Ralf Ragnick’s table and Manchester are on the move to sign them ,Good news .

 Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick 

could utilise the services of new French academy

 scout Jerome Klein to land a holding midfielder

 in the January transfer window, according 

to reports. Rangnick will be tasked with steadying

 the ship as interim manager at Old Trafford 

between now and the end of the season, at 

which point he will move into a consultancy 

role for a further period of two years.

The German coach has enjoyed an unbeaten

 start to his temporary reign at United, registering

 two wins and a draw from his three matches

 in all competitions to date.

He managed to lift the Red Devils into 

sixth place in the Premier League table with

 victory over Norwich City in their last outing 

before their scheduled match against Brighton

 and Hove Albion on Saturday was postponed

 due to COVID-19.

Rangnick will be looking to make one 

or two additions to his United squad when the

 transfer window opens next month in order

 to boost their hopes of a top-four finish in 

time for the business end of the season.

United have long been linked with the signing

 of a new holding midfielder, with the likes of 

Fred and Scott McTominay often struggling 

to impress in the engine room in recent years.

The pair are yet to establish themselves

 as a top-class partnership with the ability

 to compete for Premier League titles, leading

 to speculation that a move to replace 

either player could soon be on the horizon.

United were interested in landing a 

deep-lying midfielder over the summer, 

but opted to channel their resources into 

a late move for Cristiano Ronaldo after 

splashing out on Jadon Sancho and Raphael

 Varane earlier in the window.

However, it seems as though Rangnick 

could revisit the possibility of strengthening

 his midfield ranks over the coming weeks.


The Red Devils are prepared to back 

their manager in the new year after it was 

decided between senior figures that such a 

move would be highly beneficial, according

 to the Manchester Evening News.

It remains to be seen whether Klein, who

 joined United last week, will be called 

upon in a scouting capacity to run the rule 

over potential targets in France.

The club have been linked with a move 

for Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni 

since the end of last season, but it remains

 to be seen whether the 21-year-old is still

 regarded as an option by those in command

 at Old Trafford.

United were said to have denied reports 

that Tchouameni was of interest to them 

over the summer, suggesting that Klein could

 be tasked with finding another solution from 

across the Channel.

Boubacar Kamara of Marseille has also 

been tipped to join United in the mid-season

 window after impressing in Ligue 1 as of late.

However, a number of non-French midfield

 targets have also been mentioned in connection

 with the Red Devils, including England ace

 Declan Rice and Ivorian playmaker Franck

 Kessie.

Meanwhile, former Liverpool winger Steve

 McManaman recently urged United to chase

 a move for Borussia Dortmund starlet Jude

 Bellingham, who has also been linked with 

the Anfield club ahead of next month.

"He has got all the attributes to be a 

superstar," McManaman told horseracing.net.


"I think United need a centre midfielder 

of that ilk. Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata 

are coming to the end of their careers and 

Paul Pogba may leave.

"So if there’s one team that needs a player

 like Jude Bellingham, it’s Manchester United."