Man United Transfers: 4 Replacements For Rio Ferdinand

2. Adil Rami

Judging by this list, we have decided the future French central defensive partnership for Didier Deschamps for him the way we've been profiling both of them. We've outlined Raphael Varane's credentials at the English Champions, now we turn our attentions to Valencia's young Frenchman Adil Rami.

Signed from Lille in 2011 for an apparent fee of 8million euros, and scored on debut in August 2011 and once scored a goal from the half way line in a Copa Del Rey tie, but defending is his forté and he has attracted critics as well as praise from fans of the club.

Many questions have been asked of Rami's defensive capabilities by tending to wander the pitch instead of being positionally aware, a similar critique has been made of David Luiz. Luiz has been tried as a central defensive midfielder to try and minimise the impact of his occasional lapses. Whether the same tactic will work with Rami, as he is older at 28, will he have time to master and adjust to the requirements of being pushed up the pitch. However, should this work, this allows some of the talent already at David Moyes' disposal to get more game time when the situation dictates a positional change is needed for Rami. Potentially, another advantage that puts him over some of the talent on the list is that Rami, who is also a target for Arsenal, is a rated as a player worth only £10million. This may allow for that big marquee signing in central midfield to come in along with Rami, as the outlay isn't as significant as it may would be. More good news for United, then.