Daley Blind can operate at both centre - back and left - back, but if Mourinho preferred it, Blind can also join
Schneiderlin as central midfield competition.
Not exact matches
Because, according to a Daily Star report which claims to have a Premier League footballer
as its source, the deal that is apparently done between Arsenal and
Schneiderlin will not happen until the end of the season and that leaves the fans wondering how we will cope in
central midfield between now and then, especially now that we are hearing some rumours that our club captain Mikel Arteta may have suffered a setback and will be on the injury list for a few more weeks.
Still, his presence will seemingly not stop the club trying to land another
central midfield player
as The Sun claims
Schneiderlin is still on the agenda in a # 25m move, which could cast some doubt over the futures of some big names currently on the books at Old Trafford.
That will not be easy
as the French have some pretty tasty
central midfielders including the likes of Pogba, Cabaye and Matuidi, but there is one man that I think is the main rival for Le Coq and it is the player who has been the subject of
as many, if not more, Arsenal transfer rumours than anyone else in the last year or so, Morgan
Schneiderlin.
He could be joined at United by Southampton star Morgan
Schneiderlin in the near future
as van Gaal is reportedly keen on a brand new
central midfield partnership and is hopeful of tying up a deal for the 25 - year - old in time for the club's pre-season tour of the United States [via talkSPORT].
Dybala can play
as a winger or a striker while
Schneiderlin can play
as a defensive
midfielder or a
central midfielder.
But
as much
as I am glad to see Coquelin finally looking the part for the Gunners, I still want Wenger to sign a top class
central midfielder in this January transfer window, such
as Schneiderlin, Khedira or Lars Bender.
It is bad enough for Flamini that the football media constantly report Arsenal transfer rumours linking the club with various
central or defensive
midfielders, such
as Morgan
Schneiderlin, Sami Khedira, William Carvalho, Moussa Sissoko and the German Bender twins Sven and Lars.
The ongoing debate about which is the best defensive
midfielder that Arsenal could buy this summer
as backup to our new
central general Francis Coquelin, and the consensus up'til now has focused on the Southampton star Morgan
Schneiderlin, but today it is being reported that his Saints team - mate Victor Wanyama has publicly announced his desire to move to the Emirates.
The 25 year - old
central midfielder is also Premier League proven and represents a relatively risk free signing, should Liverpool take the plunge and target
Schneiderlin as their priority signing over the summer.