Erik ten Hag renewed the squad he inherited from Ralf Rangnick during the summer transfer period, after bringing in six new signings. Over £ 200 million has been spent by the Manchester giants to sign Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez, Martin Dubravka, Antony and Tyrell Malacia.
One position United were unable to strengthen, however, was that of right-back. Aaron Wan-Bissaka fell out of favor under Ten Hag and was heavily linked to leaving Old Trafford over the summer.
Diogo Dalot is now the first choice starter on the right side of defense and enjoyed a solid start to the new season, but Ten Hag wanted another option and Man Utd was linked with a number of players during the final stages of the season. game.
They didn’t secure a signing before the September 1 deadline but it looks like Ten Hag is still looking for another right-back and may have found a short-term solution.
According to TeamTalk, Manchester United are keen to sign Arias on a free transfer in January and are preparing a deal which will see the South American on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
