Man Utd Transfers: 10 More Players Louis van Gaal MUST Sign Before Deadline Day
3. Daley Blind
We've had a look at a number of potential targets to improve Manchester United in central midfield and in the wide areas but perhaps their biggest area of concern this summer is at centre-back. And with this in mind Daley Blind would be a fantastic acquisition should he arrive at Old Trafford before deadline day. Blind ticks all the boxes. He is versatile in that he can play in a number of defensive areas, including defensive midfield, left-back and at centre-half, meaning he would give van Gaal a series of options should he join United. His primary position is in central midfield though van Gaal would likely deploy him at the back given his lack of choices in this department. United have been linked with the Dutchman - who played under van Gaal at this summer's World Cup with the Netherlands - for much of the window, and have only a few more days to make that interest concrete or risk missing out on the Ajax man. Given that Luke Shaw remains sidelines and Marcos Rojo still hasn't received his work permit, Blind could slot right into United's defence.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.