Manu Kone: What Man United think about Roma’s incredible midfielder

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The Peoples Person

17 July 2026

Manchester United once again turned to the Premier League to strengthen their squad, having signed midfielders from Chelsea and Aston Villa in recent days.

However, early in the window, United’s director of football, Jason Wilcox, demonstrated that he is prepared to look elsewhere in search of ideal profiles for Michael Carrick’s side.

This is why Wilcox was keen on signing Ederson, an aggressive runner and strong dueller, from Atalanta before the Brazilian failed to

pass his medical

Manchester United have signed Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos, but they still lack a physically dominant midfielder capable of covering a lot of ground.

In that pursuit, another Serie A gem has caught Jason Wilcox’s attention.

According to

TEAMtalk

, the United recruitment team have been seriously impressed by what they have seen from AS Roma midfielder

Manu Kone

Kone showcased his exceptional technical ability and positional awareness at the World Cup, outperforming more popular names like Aurelien Tchouameni in North America.

“He has been a key player for Roma, he has become a trusted player under Didier Deschamps for France. United feel he has matured, and that is appealing. Yes, he does not have Premier League experience, but they think he has everything they want and need,” Graeme Bailey told TEAMtalk.

TEAMtalk’s transfer correspondent believes

Kone

is “one of the more serious options” for United, who are now in the hunt for a third midfielder.

The 25-year-old is thought to be available for a fee of around £51 million, which makes him even more appealing to the United hierarchy.

Source:

Sofascore

Furthermore, United is a “huge appeal” to the Roma midfield dynamo, and his camp have “made that known to Jason Wilcox et al.”

Earlier today, The Peoples Person relayed a

report

from Italy claiming the Red Devils are expected to make an offer for Kone in the coming days.

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