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Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has given his verdict on the approaching arrival of Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain.
On Tuesday, it emerged that United and PSG reached an settlement over the switch of Ugarte.
It’s understood that United are set to fork out £42m up entrance plus an extra £8m in add-ons for his or her main midfield goal after weeks of chasing him.
Earlier on Wednesday, a report claimed that Ugarte landed in England to endure his United medical and if all goes nicely, it appears to be solely a matter of time till the membership formally unveil him.
An evaluation performed by The Peoples Individual checked out Ugarte’s spectacular defensive numbers amidst comparisons to former Chelsea and Leicester Metropolis star N’Golo Kante.
Nonetheless, in accordance with Ferdinand, Ugarte shouldn’t be actually like Kante and neither is he a high-volume passer like Manchester Metropolis’s Rodri.
Ferdinand mentioned on his YouTube channel, “I’ve checked out a couple of of his stats, high-volume stats by the way in which on tackles and interceptions and duels.”
“And he’s Uruguayan, they’ve bought that powerful, strong, rugged mentality. That little little bit of edge he brings to the workforce I believe will likely be actually, actually good.”
“He’s not a Kante-type fast, however he’s dynamic when urgent the ball in several areas of the pitch.”
“He’s not someone who’s going to be getting the ball like a Busquets or a Rodri and dictating the play with intricate passes and passing by way of the traces.”
Kante added, “I believe he’s a easy passer of each toes, retains it easy. Retains it ticking. All the time obtainable, all the time displaying. However don’t count on him to be hitting 30, 40-yard passes. I believe he’s a cost-effective footballer.”
United followers will definitely be hoping that Ugarte will likely be registered simply in time to play a component within the match in opposition to Liverpool this weekend.
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