Man Utd ‘offer to double £85m Barcelona defender’s wages as Ten Hag seeks transfer replacement for out-of-favour Raphael Varane’

Man Utd ‘offer to double £85m Barcelona defender’s wages as Ten Hag seeks transfer replacement for out-of-favour Raphael Varane’

Manchester United have a three-player shortlist to bolster their defence.

MANCHESTER UNITED are interested in signing Ronald Araujo, according to reports.

Erik ten Hag is keen to bolster his defensive options and United reportedly have a number of targets in mind.

Maguire and Lindelof have featured more often than expected due to injuries to Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez.

So United are lining up targets for January which includes Araujo, according to Mundo Deportivo.

The report adds the Red Devils would be prepapred to double the defender’s wages – he is believed to earn around £125,000-a-week at Barcelona.

However it could prove tricky to land the Uruguyan as Bayern Munich have made him one of their transfer priorities, reports transfer guru Florian Plettenburg.

And the German champions are prepared to spend £85million on Araujo.

Barcelona could demand an even bigger fee since Araujo is under contract until 2026 with an £860m release clause.

If United miss out on Araujo they could focus their efforts on signing long-term target Jean-Clair Todibo who has impressed at Nice this season.

The Ligue 1 side are understood to value Todibo at around £50m.

But United’s main transfer target is believed to be Benfica centre-back Antonio Silva, who has an £85m release clause.

United are also in the market for a midfielder with Monaco star Youssouf Fofana targeted, while Timo Werner could arrive to boost the attack