Manchester United have turned their attention to Sevilla midfielder Lucien Agoume in a bid to resolve their issues in midfield.

Ruben Amorim is desperate to bring in another midfield option with United conceding defeat, for now at least, in their attempts to sign Carlos Baleba from Brighton.

A huge £100milling asking price has forced them to shelve their plans until next summer, having already spent over £200m rebuilding their attack.

Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro coped admirably against Arsenal in United’s opening game of the season on Sunday but there is a worrying lack of depth with Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo the manager’s only other recognised options.

Reports in Spain claim United are interested in signing Agoume and are ‘leading the race’ to sign the 23-year-old, according to

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