According to information from The Athletic, Manchester United are discussing the prospect of recruiting defender Marcos Alonso in the near future.

After successfully recruiting two contracts to upgrade the quality of the defense and attack, named Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee, now, one of the top priorities of the Man United leadership is to add a left-back who can play regularly, sharing the burden with the duo Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia who are often injured.

Recently, coach Erik ten Hag also confirmed that Malacia needs at least 2 more months to recover from the knee injury he suffered last season.

Last weekend, European media reported that the Red Devils had opened negotiations to sign defender Mario Hermoso, who is currently a free agent after his contract with Atletico Madrid expired at the end of June.

However, The Athletc recently revealed that the 29-year-old player is not the only name that Man United wants to recruit to upgrade the left-back position, but Alonso, who is also unemployed after leaving Barcelona, ​​is another potential option .

The Old Trafford board of directors have held meetings to discuss the possibility of recruiting the 33-year-old defender on a short-term contract because the Spanish star has extensive experience in the Premier League.

In the past, Alonso had 6 years of dedication to Chelsea from 2016-2022, playing 212 matches and scoring 29 goals. The former Barca star once won the Premier League 2016/17, Europa League 2018/19 and Champions League 2020/21 with The Blues.