Man Utd legend Bryan Robson names two Premier League stars club must sign this summer | Football

Manchester United legend Bryan Robson believes both Elliot Anderson and Adam Wharton would be a perfect fit for the club’s midfield rebuild this summer.

Signing at least one new midfielder will be a top priority this summer at Old Trafford. Casemiro is set to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season and while Kobbie Mainoo’s future looks bright once again, reinforcements are needed.

United are thought to have made Nottingham Forest star Anderson their top target with the 23-year-old, also admired by Manchester City, expected to have a key role to play for England at the World Cup this summer.

Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton is another option while United have already tried to sign Carlos Baleba from Brighton this season.

Each of those three players is expected to fetch a huge transfer fee but former United captain Robson would expect them to be receptive to an offer to come to Manchester.

While there may be cheaper alternatives on the continent, Robson believes Anderson and Wharton fit the bill for what United need in the middle of the park.

‘I think Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson would definitely fit the criteria for what Manchester United need in the summer,’ Robson told BOYLE Sports, who offer the latest football odds.

‘They’re both homegrown too and that’s important. It’s good to have a British core within the club.

‘But foreign players do brilliant at United too and there’s loads of them throughout the world that they’ll be scouting so there might be a player out there who’s young and has that ability to become a Declan Rice or Wharton or an Anderson.

‘Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson are both good players. It’s about how much they’re going to cost.

‘You’ve got to look at that to see whether you can buy one of them because I think they would both fit this United side well.

‘That’s if their clubs allow them to leave because you’ve always got that wherever you go or the player doesn’t want to come to you, but it’s still very unusual that a player doesn’t want to come to Manchester United.’

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