Nkunku & Ndicka linked with new-look United

It has been reported in German newspaper BILD that Manchester United will look to start their latest rebuild with the signings of Christopher Nkunku and Evan Ndicka.

Nkunku has been well-known for some time but it has to be said that 2021/22 has been a breakthrough year for the Frenchman. 

The RB Leipzig attacking midfielder has scored 31 goals in 48 appearances across all competitions for the UEFA Europa League semi-finalists so far this season.

He began his career at Paris Saint-Germain and did manage over 50 Ligue 1 appearances for the French giants. However, like a few of PSG’s academy graduates such as Moussa Diaby, he has had to find regular game time in the Bundesliga.

The 24 year-old made his France debut in the March international break and is expected, should he continue anywhere near his current form, to be a part of Didier Deschamps’ Les Bleus squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Evan Ndicka is also a UEFA Europa League semi-finalist this season. The Eintracht Frankfurt defender has gained a lot of attention for his impressive performances for Oliver Glasner’s side so far this season.

Also Paris-born, the 22 year-old is yet to make a senior international appearance for the French national team. However, he has played at every youth level. 

He joined Frankfurt in 2018 after a breakthrough season at Auxerre during the 2017/18 campaign in Ligue 2. From a semi-regular starter in the French second-tier, he has gone on to establish himself as a key man in the back-line of a German top-flight team.

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Nkunku is expected to cost in the region of £70 million, whilst Ndicka’s fee is expected to be just under £20 million. Both are expected to be sought after with Newcastle United heavily linked to the latter.