Ryan Gravenberch can give Erik ten Hag something he's always wanted at Manchester United

Manchester United have been linked with moves for Ryan Gravenberch and Sofyan Amrabat this summer after the club’s early issues in midfield.

The calls for Erik ten Hag to bolster his options first began after the Reds escaped with a win over Wolves in their opening game. The calls became louder after the 2-0 defeat at Spurs on Saturday.

The Reds signed Mason Mount from Chelsea earlier this summer but the England international has, so far, been unable to strike a defensive balance with Casemiro. United are known to hold an interest in both Bayern Munich’s Gravenberch and Sofyan Amrabat of Fiorentina and it appears increasingly likely the club could dip back into the transfer market.

Youngster Kobbie Mainoo could become Casemiro’s deputy but he is out injured. Any new recruit would need to offer a creative spark in midfield while being diligent in their defensive duties.

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Ten Hag previously worked with Gravenberch at Ajax and the Netherlands international joined Bayern Munich last summer. He endured a frustrating first season in Germany, making just six league starts. But at 21 years old his potential is clear.

Despite the majority of his 24 league appearances coming from the bench last term, Gravenberch showed a real attacking edge to his game. He averaged a mightily impressive 3.91 shot-creating actions per 90,

Amrabat is a different type of operator. He possesses an enviable range of passing, with his combined number of 38.37 successful medium and long passes per 90 dwarfing the 21.1 of Gravenberch, though the Bayern Munich man did average 8.1 short passes and 0.92 key passes more than his Fiorentina counterpart.

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