Manchester United fans are conflicted about which central defender their club should sign over the summer transfer window.
The club unsuccessfully sought to acquire another defender over the summer, making approaches for Harry Maguire and Toby Alderweireld.
Recent reports state that Man United’s ‘dream’ signing, in the eyes of Ed Woodward, would be Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane, with a more likely being Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly.
And so, as we like to do, the question was put to supporters on Twitter: which one would you rather have?
https://twitter.com/PeoplesPerson_/status/1093448609918529538
There were a number of shouts for Koulibaly, whose performances in Serie A since 2017 have caught the eye of several European suitors. Many see him as the realistic option.
Koulabaily. Why would Verane leave Real Madrid anyways? Would be a summer distraction just for him to up his payday at Madrid. This is why we need a DoF.
— Sarah Horrocks (@mercurialblonde) February 7, 2019
Koulibaly. Less injury prone and his style of play is more suited to the premier league
— Angus Brodie (@AngusBrodie) February 7, 2019
Kalidou all the way
— Mohamed Rafiudeen (@MdRafi_M_) February 7, 2019
Koulibally is a leader, We need him more than Varane + he's natural Lefty…
With Ledlorf n Baily , we dont need Varane.— A M D O (@amadoni3) February 7, 2019
Kouilably we need a captain
— Harsh Aggarwal (@Harsh__619) February 7, 2019
At the same time, it is clear that Varane’s pedigree – a World Cup and Champions League winner aged 25 – takes precedence for a lot of supporters, although the idea of Real letting him go to United is somewhat utopian.
Varane all day long he’s a beast and still young
— VIISPORTS (@VIISPORTS2) February 7, 2019
Varane all day long!
— Elliott Holdsworth (@elliott_h123) February 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/pete_satit/status/1093453512317513729
https://twitter.com/UnitedSZN0/status/1093449076941770752
Varane
— Breezy (@iMo91Bk) February 7, 2019
Either way, there is a consensus forming across all parties: United must make signing a partner for Victor Lindelof their priority in the summer.