{"id":623593,"date":"2023-05-12T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T19:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623593"},"modified":"2023-05-12T15:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T19:11:51","slug":"manchester-united-jean-clair-todibo-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/12\/manchester-united-jean-clair-todibo-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano Confirms Manchester United Interest in \u00a339Million-Rated \u2018Best Centre-Back&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United are watching OGC Nice centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo ahead of the summer transfer window, claims\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1656672637056339978?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Red Devils could be looking to sign more centre-backs even after\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/17\/lisandro-martinez-joins-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">bringing in Lisandro Martinez from Ajax<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0last summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Eyeing Potential Jean-Clair Todibo Transfer<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Understand Newcastle, Manchester Utd and Liverpool scouts were in attendance at Nice-Rennes game to monitor Jean Clair Todibo \u2728\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>French centre back could get top club move in the summer \u2014 with price tag understood to be around \u20ac45m. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbwIMr4SRn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qbwIMr4SRn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1656672637056339978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">United to Face Competition for Todibo Deal<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barcelona fans could be well accustomed to the French defender, as he used to play for them before\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/barcelona-defender-jean-clair-todibo-joins-ogc-nice-on-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">leaving them in 2021 after<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0an uneventful stint. He&#8217;s been playing for Ligue 1 club Nice ever since and has been impressing in the French league, catching the eye of many prominent sides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/10\/manchester-united-close-to-agreeing-david-de-gea-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Agree Terms for New David de Gea Contract<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano adds that the Red Devils sent a scout to watch Todibo in Nice&#8217;s recent game against Rennes, which they won 2-1, with Todibo impressing. It&#8217;s also stated that Newcastle United and Liverpool had their scouts watching the game, with both the Premier League sides eyeing a potential summer move for the Frenchman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s further claimed by Romano that the centre-back could get a move to a top European club in the summer after his impressive performances this season. His price is claimed to be around \u00a339 million, which could make it an enticing prospect for any club to sign him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"sXMso6DwT8lxxB-ifP55Tg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1480962695\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sXMso6DwT8lxxB-ifP55Tg',sig:'RLru1YulhyUdaDHUk0ubGYto0KrbHwYaCJnCPiKJA8M=',w:'594px',h:'352px',items:'1480962695',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Todibo Enjoying Prolific Season With Nice<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 21-year-old defender has been a real workhorse for Nice this season, making 42 appearances in all competitions for them. That includes 30 appearances in Ligue 1, helping them keep eight clean sheets in those fixtures and impressing all through the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/08\/manchester-united-receive-frenkie-de-jong-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Receive Boost in Transfer Pursuit of Frenkie de Jong<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Todibo could be gaining attraction from the Premier League due to the impressive work of William Saliba for Arsenal this season, as he produced a string of brilliant performances before his\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/17\/saliba-injury-cost-arsenal-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">unfortunate injury<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The 21-year-old Nice centre-back is quick and commanding at the back, being someone who isn&#8217;t shy from laying into aggressive challenges and using his physicality to bully forwards. A few years ago, Germany World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus claimed that Todibo\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/en\/news\/barca\/matthaus-jean-clair-todibo-is-the-best-defender-ive-seen-7799743\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was &#8220;the best centre-back I&#8217;ve seen in a long time&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; which is high enough praise to show the ability this young defender possesses.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are watching OGC Nice centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo ahead of the summer transfer window, claims\u00a0Fabrizio Romano. The Red Devils could be looking to sign more centre-backs even after\u00a0bringing in Lisandro Martinez from Ajax\u00a0last summer. Manchester United Eyeing Potential Jean-Clair Todibo Transfer Understand Newcastle, Manchester Utd and Liverpool scouts were in attendance at Nice-Rennes game [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":623610,"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":[3,18,7188],"tags":[3370,7380],"class_list":["post-623593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-manchester-united","category-rumours","tag-jean-clair-todibo","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623593","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\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}