According to David Amoyal of the GianlucaDiMarzio.com, 24-year-old Serbian Center-back Nikola Maksimovic could be heading to Old Trafford this summer. The Torino FC star has been linked with fellow Serie A club, Napoli, for quite some time now, but talks have recently been scarce.
The Serbian Center-back has recently been framed as the ‘New Nemanja Vidic’ by Jamie Anderson at the Daily Star. Anderson adds that with Daley Blind having been forced to cover as centre-back for the Red Devils due to injuries this season, it would only be smart of Manchester United to bring in Maksimovic.
Manchester United have had talks with Maksimovic’s club, Torino, in the past, as the Devils brought in Torino’s Italian right-back Darmian just last summer.
The Serbian defender joined Torino in the Serie A back in 2013 from Red Star Belgrade. According to Squawka, the 24-year-old has made 13 appearances for the Italian side averaging an impressive 55% duels won per match. Nikola Maksimovic has won 24 tackles with a success rate of 44% this season. On top of his impressive stats, the Serbian had made a total of 52 interceptions, 4 blocks, and 39 clearances.
Manchester United would be foolish not pursue their interest in the Torino star. United have yet to find a consistent back partner for Chirs Smalling. Bringing in Maksimovic would allow out-of-placed Daley Blind return to his regular role in the midfield – and we all know that a new Nemanja Vidic would be quite a handy player to have around!
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