Man Utd eye surprise £10m transfer for League One defender

Michael Carrick has made three signings for Man Utd so far this summer (Photo: Getty)

Manchester United

are reportedly in the race to sign a League One defender valued at £10million as

Michael Carrick

looks to bolster his squad.

United have been busy in the transfer market, with over £80m spent on midfield duo

Andrey Santos

and Youri Tielemans, while goalkeeper Karl Darlow has joined on a free transfer from rivals

Leeds United

Carrick is aiming to purchase one more midfielder, a left-sided player and a second striker, and improve his squad depth in general as the club returns to

Champions League

football.

Defence is an area that needs strengthening with

Matthijs de Ligt

still recovering from a back injury, while

Lisandro Martinez

will return to Carrington late this summer after reaching the

World Cup

final with Argentina.

Veteran Harry Maguire and youngsters Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven are the only other senior centre-back options.

To that end, the Red Devils are interested in signing Ben Nelson from

Leicester City

, with the

Daily Mail

reporting that the defender has told the club he wants to leave the King Power.

A product of Leicester’s academy, the 22-year-old made 27 appearances for the Foxes last year as they suffered the humiliation of back-to-back relegations to League One.

Ben Nelson was relegated from the Championship with Leicester City last season (Photo: Getty)

West Ham have also shown interested in the England U20 star, while Torino and Borussia Monchengladbach have had offers rejected for the 6ft 5in centre-back.

Leicester are holding firm on their £10m valuation – which would make Nelson the third most expensive League One player in history – and it remains to be seen whether that deters United from making a bid.

Nelson is also capable of playing at left-back, with United short in that position too.

While he remained fit last season Luke Shaw has a poor injury record and it does not seem that Ruben Amorim signing Patrick Dorgu is trusted to play at full-back, with Carrick utilising him in a more advanced role.

United kicked-off their pre-season on Saturday with a friendly against Wrexham in Helsinki.

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