Teddy Sheringham has named his ideal England target for Manchester United (Pictures: Getty)
Teddy Sheringham has named the England star that Manchester United should sign after his impressive displays at Euro 2024.
England made it all the way to the final in Germany before falling to a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat against eventual winners Spain.
It marked the successive Euros final which England have fallen short in and also signaled the end of Gareth Southgate’s tenure as Three Lions boss.
Although England largely flattered to deceive en route to the final, some players did finish the tournament with their reputations enhanced.
One of those was Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi who started all bar one of England’s fixtures and formed an impressive defensive partnership with John Stones.
Guehi has just two years left on his contract at Selhurst Park having reportedly turned down talks to extend his deal and Sheringham believes United should capitalise and try to lure the 24-year-old to Old Trafford this summer.
‘After the way Marc Guehi played for England during the Euros, I’d quite happily see Manchester United go for him,’ he told Online Poker.
Marc Guehi impressed for England on major tournament debut (Picture: Getty)
‘I think he could be a star for the club over the next few years. He’s already got a lot of leadership qualities at a young age through his captaincy of Crystal Palace and he just seems assured in everything he does.
‘That’s what United need at the back – leadership and composure. They played with far too many centre-back partnerships last season and you could tell there was no cohesion between the players and goalkeeper even towards the end of the season.
‘Guehi was probably one of the standout performers for an England team that got to the final and one of the players that avoided criticism throughout, so he’s shown he can do it on the big stage, and there’s no bigger stage in English football than Manchester United.’
United have made signing a centre-back their number-one priority in the transfer window this summer and have explored deals for both Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Bayern Munich’s Matthijs de Ligt.
The club were also keen on a deal Lille’s Leny Yoro and have now seen a €50m (£42.2m) bid accepted for the 18-year-old, with the Frenchman expected to travel to Old Trafford to complete a medical and finalise a contract.
It would mark the second summer signing of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s first transfer window following the arrival of Joshua Zirkzee.
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