Louis Saha believes a pair of Bayern Munich players would fit in well at Manchester United.
Saha is a former Man United striker and he thinks that either Joshua Kimmich or Alphonso Davies — or both — would fit in well at Old Trafford as the club are expected to undergo a shake-up under new minority owner Jim Ratcliffe, who will also assume football operations.
The Bayern duo are among a number of players linked to United in a recent ESPN report, and Saha told Betfred that both Kimmich and Davies offer a wealth of experience for a club in transition.
“Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies are two extremely experienced players, especially Kimmich," Saha said. "Kimmich would obviously be a great fit because he’s one of the fittest players in Europe and is capable of running games and is very slick.
"He and Davies are both quality players, there’s no doubting that.
Saha also commented on the rumored strategy behind a potential pursuit of Kimmich and Davies, as well as Davies' Canada international teammate Jonathan David and Nice midfielder Khéphren Thuram — all players who have one year left on their existing contracts.
The 45-year-old warned that there could be a downside to signing such players and that United may need to make themselves more attractive as a destination club for such high-profile transfer targets.
“Going for players with one year remaining on their contract is a smart strategy, but sometimes it doesn’t work out," he said.
"At this moment, Mason Mount hasn’t been a success at Manchester United, so ultimately it’s dependent on the character of the players, their suitability to the Premier League, the style of the team and many other factors.
“Other teams will be interested in these players if their contracts are running down, so it won’t be easy for Manchester United to pull off any of these signings.
"If Manchester United are unable to offer these players Champions League next season, then that will be an advantage to certain other clubs looking to sign them.”
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