Man Utd Transfers: 8 Dream Signings To Win The Fans Back

6. Matija Nastastic

Undoubtedly a controversial suggestion, but a player of Nastasic's calibre cannot be ignored. Following the arrival of Eliaquim Mangala at the Etihad, Manuel Pellegrini has made it public that the 21-year-old Serbia international is on his way out of Manchester City due to the sheer depth of quality at centre-half. Buying from your rivals might be a contentious issue, but could prove an intelligent decision in this instance. Comfortable on the ball and almost every inch as good as Mangala, except perhaps in terms of strength and pace, whoever snaps up the former Fiorentina defender will be getting an excellent deal. Able to read the game and pick his tackles well, with 13 caps to his name at his tender age, Nastasic promises to only improve with time. Appearing for both La Viola and the Citizens' first-team over the course of the last three years, the 6ft 2inch centre-back could be a brilliant man to turn to in order to cushion the blow of missing out on Thomas Vermaelen. Comfortable on the ball, the former Partizan man has the quality to head to Old Trafford to become potentially Van Gaal's most highly regarded member of the back three - it would be fitting for another Serbian to take up Nemanja Vidic's mantle.