Man Utd battling for “perfect” McTominay upgrade

Erik ten Hag and his Manchester United facet are gearing up forward of the 2024/25 Premier League marketing campaign, having completed seventh final season, and the objective of returning to the Champions League qualification spots subsequent time period.

Recruitment has already been busy, with the additions of proficient 18-year-old defender Leny Yoro from Lille, and full ahead Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna.

However United are not completed there, with a precedence nonetheless on discovering an appropriate companion for his or her proficient academy product, Kobbie Mainoo, to unleash him to his full potential subsequent season.

Manchester United switch information

In keeping with reports from CaughtOffside, Manchester United view PSV Eindhoven’s Joey Veerman as a substitute for switch goal Manuel Ugarte. This is able to add to the Dutch core being constructed at United with ten Hag.

The report additionally suggests Liverpool have their eye on Veerman from PSV, so United might face competitors from one among their greatest rivals to accumulate the midfielder ought to they resolve to maneuver for him.

Veerman made 41 appearances in all competitions for PSV last season, scoring seven targets, offering 19 assists, and totalling 3,420 minutes of soccer.

How Veerman compares to McTominay

Scott McTominay made 43 appearances for United last season in all competitions, scoring ten targets, offering three assists. Typically, McTominay was United’s saviour, coming from the bench to attain a late objective – resembling together with his sensible brace on the dying in opposition to Brentford.

However the creativity of Veerman might unlock Bruno Fernandes larger up, and assist the top product of Rasmus Hojlund, in addition to new signing Joshua Zirkzee.

Veerman vs McTominay vs Fernandes
Stats (per 90 minutes)	Veerman	McTominay	Fernandes
Non-Penalty Objectives	0.19	0.32	0.17
Pictures Whole	2.19	2.09	2.56
Assists	0.60	0.08	0.25
Shot-Creating Actions	9.48	1.26	5.83
Progressive Passes	11.86	3.07	8.14
Progressive Carries	1.96	1.42	2.36
Key Passes	4.91	0.55	3.15
Tackles	2.57	2.01	1.99
Stats taken from FBref

These metrics present McTominay is extra of a goal-scoring midfielder, arriving in and across the field to complete off probabilities. Nevertheless, the creativity of Veerman is extra akin to that of Fernandes, typically thought to be United’s major playmaker.

However Veerman exhibits right here, he truly excels much more in these artistic metrics, offering extra assists, extra shot-creating actions, extra progressive passes, and extra key passes per 90. Having this from a deeper space, within the double pivot for United, might unlock Fernandes nearer to the field, and relieve his build-up duties.

Such elite capability to supply alternatives for his teammates was notably on present final season because the Dutchman created a mammoth 25 big chances within the Eredivisie, as per Sofascore – a document forward of even Fernandes, who created ‘just’ 21 big chances within the Premier League.

The 25-year-old is not any slouch defensively both, making 2.57 tackles per 90, on high of 1.13 blocks, 1.25 clearances, and 1.17 aerials gained per 90. This is able to enable Mainoo to play in that field to field position, though it ought to be famous Veerman is not your basic quantity six.

Veerman was described because the “perfect” central midfielder with the ball at his ft, by pundit Michael Mols, and the metrics again that up, together with his passing quantity, progressive nature and talent to hold the ball too.

United might make a transfer for Veerman, with the concept of him relieving different abilities resembling Fernandes and Mainoo from their deeper build-up tasks, getting them nearer to objective, and in harmful areas of the pitch.

With rumours rife that McTominay might be on his manner this summer time – amid interest from Fulham – the PSV star might then signify the proper improve.