Man Utd Transfers: 10 Players They Must Sign To Topple Man City

Over recent years, Manchester United fans seem to spend an inordinate amount of their summer getting excited about a potential superstar signing who is blatantly using their interest as leverage in contract negotiations with their current club.

Samuel Umtiti appears to be next in line for this role, the France international's future at Barcelona is said to be uncertain because the two parties' apparent inability to agree terms on a new contract.

A commanding centre-half, Umtiti is exactly the sort of player that Jose Mourinho could use in his backline, particularly in light of ongoing fitness issues for Eric Bailly and Phil Jones.

Importantly, the 24-year-old is also adept at collecting the ball from his goalkeeper and launching attacks with marauding runs into the opposition half. In the absence of a passing number six, that could be absolutely invaluable for the Red Devils.