Manchester United has just been motivated in the effort to recruit midfielder Javi Guerra, after this young talent refused to extend the contract with Valencia.
Man United received a big push in the Javi Guerra deal
Fans of “Red Devils” had the opportunity to witness the debut of rookie Matheus Cunha in a friendly match with Leeds United over the weekend. Even so, the fans are still waiting for the appearance of striker Bryan Mbeumo in the confrontation with the upcoming West Ham, in the context that they expect more new contracts this summer.
One of the biggest concerns now comes from midfield. Casemiro increasingly shows signs of age while Manuel Ugarte is still struggling to adapt at Old Trafford.
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| Man United received a big push in the Javi Guerra deal |
In this context, according to Marca, coach Ruben Amorim is having the opportunity to recruit Javi Guerra. This player has just rejected the request for an extension from Valencia. The required fee from the La Liga team is 23.4 million pounds, and Man United is only more than £ 1 million from that price.
Javi Guerra is a versatile midfielder, can play deep or kick as a number 8, with the ability to attack quite prominently. In the last season, the 21 -year -old scored 3 goals and had 3 assists in La Liga, the 4th achievement among the Valencia players.
He made a total of 1,314 passes in the season 2024/25, the second most of the club midfielders. However, the exact pass rate is only 77.9%, behind 11 teammates, the weakness that Guerra needs to improve if they want to adapt to the intensity in the Premier League.
However, no one in Valencia has a number of times in one -third of the enemy yard than Guerra (11 times), showing the energy and impressive pressing ability, the qualities that Ruben Amorim especially likes.
With the appearance of CuHa and Mbeumo, it is likely that Amorim will pull Bruno Fernandes deeper back, kicking as 8 or in the diagram of two pillars. Despite playing in this position, Bruno still maximizes the strength when kicking near the opponent's goal.
It should be remembered that the captain of Man United will turn 31 in September, and let him take on the role of distributing the ball from the lower route throughout the season may be a risky gamble.
Bringing a youthful, dynamic midfielder like Guerra can help reduce the pressure on Bruno. On the contrary, if Guerra is not enough to adapt to the Premier League, Man United will have to pay the price because of the lack of backup plan for the middle.