Man United identify Christian Eriksen replacement as £50m transfer price tag emerges
Latest Manchester United transfer news as Ruben Amorim looks at strengthening his midfield in the summer, with Casemiro and Christian Eriksen's future uncertain
Manchester United are eyeing up an ambitious move to sign talented Sweden midfielder Hugo Larsson, as Ruben Amorim tries to rebuild his ageing midfield.
United are expected to offload Casemiro and Christian Eriksen, who both turn 33 this month, this summer. Brazil star Casemiro has started just four matches since Amorim became their new permanent manager, while Denmark ace Eriksen has played just 396 minutes across that period.
In an attempt to replace Casemiro and Eriksen should the United midfield duo depart, Amorim has identified Eintracht Frankfurt's Larsson as a summer transfer target, according to The Mirror.
With his budget expected to be restricted due to financial constraints, Amorim is going to have to look at younger and less experienced players. And Larsson is someone that he is interested in, having impressed in the Bundesliga and Europa League this season. The Sweden international has eight caps for his country, scored four goals and added one assist in 30 appearances across all competitions in 2024/25.
It's added that a 'host of European club have also had their eye' on the former Malmo midfielder. He is reported to be valued at around £50million - and Frankfurt are willing to cash in if a club is prepared to meet their asking price. If Larsson is sold for that amount, it would represent a significant profit on the £7.5m Frankfurt paid to sign him.
A ball-playing defensive midfielder, Larsson has been compared to Declan Rice for his impressive performances. His strengths include tackling, ball progression, physicality and passing. In fact, Larsson has averaged 36 passes and 1.3 tackles per game this season - a player that would add steel to United's midfield.
As for United's current team, they edged through to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford on Friday. Amorim's men went behind in the first half through Bobby De Cordova-Reid's opener, but they turned it around as Joshua Zirkzee fired an equaliser before Harry Maguire's controversial stoppage-time winner won them the game.
“Today is just the feeling of the win, and the fans will go home with that feeling of when they perform really well, they help us a lot to change the game," Amorim said in his post-match press conference.
"The rest is hard to point to something to give them a little bit [of] confidence. Just the spirit in the second half, more energy, more second balls, small things. But the rest, we have a lot to improve. So we already knew that. But yeah, we need to do better."