{"id":616521,"date":"2022-08-18T17:08:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616521"},"modified":"2022-08-18T17:08:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:08:54","slug":"manchester-united-target-yannick-carrasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/18\/manchester-united-target-yannick-carrasco\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Seriously Targeting &#8216;Impressive&#8217; Forward in &#8216;Absolute Bargain&#8217; \u00a325 Million Swoop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/08\/18\/manchester-united-consider-25m-swoop-atletico-madrid-forward\/?utm_content=football&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=Echobox&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1660847776\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike McGrath and Jason Burt<\/a> of The Telegraph,\u00a0Yannick Carrasco has become a &#8220;serious&#8221; target for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/18\/joao-felix-manchester-united-proposal\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>\u00a0as they step up their interest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/newcastle-atletico-madrid-carrasco-transfer-26590482\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;impressive&#8221;<\/a> Belgian international. The report details how the 28-year-old is high on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/14\/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-training\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a>&#8216;s list of potential signings, with the Red Devils considering an<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CLFMUFTW\/status\/1560335184125464576?s=20&amp;t=EdOZpbeXderMYSEqewrkLw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> &#8220;absolute bargain&#8221;<\/a> \u00a325 million swoop for his signature.<\/p>\n<h2>Yannick Carrasco: Manchester United Target &#8216;Impressive&#8217; International Attacker in Bargain Swoop<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United consider \u00a325m swoop for Atletico Madrid forward Yannick Carrasco | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcgrathmike?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mcgrathmike<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JBurtTelegraph<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kezPduey5q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/kezPduey5q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball\/status\/1560334783669993472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Belgian International High on Red Devils Wishlist<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United have endured a nightmare start to their Premier League campaign losing to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/04\/levi-colwill-transfer-chelsea-brighton\/\" target=\"_self\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/02\/mikkel-damsgaard-brentford-sampdoria\/\" target=\"_self\">Brentford<\/a>\u00a0and leaving the club bottom of the league.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Frenkie de Jong has been\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/sport\/article\/manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong-transfer-saga-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">patiently pursued<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0all summer, but his arrival at Old Trafford is not looking likely and with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3512766\/2022\/08\/16\/adrien-rabiot-manchester-united-casemiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adrien Rabiot<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2019s wage demands stalling that deal, it has been a horrendous few weeks on and off the pitch for the red half of Manchester. Following the lack of progress on those two deals, reports suggest United have shifted their focus to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/08\/real-madrid-winger-new-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Real Madrid<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3519011\/2022\/08\/18\/casemiro-manchester-united-transfer-news\/?source=emp_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casemiro<\/a>, with the Red Devils now also looking to bolster their attacking pool by targeting Carrasco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After the 4\u20100 loss away to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/02\/mikkel-damsgaard-brentford-sampdoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brentford<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Ten Hag reiterated his desire for new signings when he told\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nCxYXdqBPUM\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sky Sports<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: \u201cI think we need new players. We need quality players and we are working on that. We will do everything we can to bring them in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/18\/joao-felix-manchester-united-proposal\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Make Their Move for \u2018Incredible\u2019 Star<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What Carrasco Would Bring to Old Trafford<\/h3>\n<p>Despite being a wide player who is adept on either wing, Carrasco is much more than a conventional winger. He is at his best with the ball at his feet, where he can use his close control and pace to get past defenders. He is unpredictable, which makes him difficult to read for opposition players.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yannick Carrasco to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a>? YES\/NO <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T3soiGxQHO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/T3soiGxQHO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UtdXclusive (@UtdXclusive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UtdXclusive\/status\/1560347497679265792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s his unpredictability that makes him such an intriguing watch. During the 2021\u201022 La Liga season, the Belgian attacker appeared 44 times for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/23\/axel-witsel-atletico-madrid-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Atletico Madrid<\/a> in all competitions, scoring six goals and providing seven assists. Carrasco is also a threat from dead ball situations, which he has shown throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>He has grown immensely during his time in Madrid, and will bring some excitement to a Manchester United team that is devoid of creativity and confidence at the moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Mike McGrath and Jason Burt of The Telegraph,\u00a0Yannick Carrasco has become a &#8220;serious&#8221; target for Manchester United\u00a0as they step up their interest in the &#8220;impressive&#8221; Belgian international. The report details how the 28-year-old is high on Erik ten Hag&#8216;s list of potential signings, with the Red Devils considering an &#8220;absolute bargain&#8221; \u00a325 million [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":616526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,18,3,7188],"tags":[210,7380,763],"class_list":["post-616521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga","category-manchester-united","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-atletico-madrid","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-yannick-carrasco"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}