Manchester United Opinion: Why Joao Cancelo will be a good fit for United?

According to a report from Calciomercato, Manchester United have rekindled their interest in Juventus full-back Joao Cancelo.

The Portugal international, 24, has established himself this season as one of the best full-backs in Europe. He has made 27 appearances in all competitions thus far, impressing with his all-action displays for the Serie A champions, despite missing a month’s action due to an injury he picked up in December 2018.

The report claims that Manchester United were interested in the Portuguese right-back last summer, before he eventually joined Juventus. Now that he has impressed in Juventus colours, the Red Devils should spend big to sign him this summer.

Antonio Valencia is set to leave United in the summer after the club opted against triggering his one-year contract extension. The Ecuadorian’s potential departure at the end of the season will leave manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with veteran Ashley Young and last summer’s recruit Diogo Dalot. With Young turning 34 in the summer, Solskjaer should look for a replacement at right-back.

Dalot has shown a lot of promise in his debut season at Old Trafford but question marks remain over his defensive discipline. He is 20, though, and has got tremendous potential to develop into a fantastic full-back. As of now, the Portuguese isn’t yet ready to be a regular starter at right-back and Solskjaer has done a good job by playing Dalot in advanced positions on the right.

That’s when signing a player in the elk of Cancelo makes sense for the Red Devils. The 24-year-old possesses electric pace and is good in aerial duels despite not being the tallest of defenders. He is mainly known for speed, agility, energy and attacking qualities, as well as his technical skills, crossing ability and eye for a pass.

The Portuguese’s awareness of space makes him incredibly dangerous and his dribbling skills allow him to bamboozle the opposition defenders before crossing into the box. Cancelo is not bad when it comes to defending in one-vs-one situations as well.

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He is a powerful yet elegant dribbler and a tenacious defender. Furthermore, the 24-year-old can operate as a wing-back or as an attacking winger.

Verdict

A player who is making waves in the Serie A, Cancelo will be a great addition to Manchester United. But it’ll be very difficult for the Red Devils to make Juventus sell one of their prized assets. And the best way to make it happen is by offering a very good deal across the table.