{"id":3634,"date":"2026-04-03T01:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3634"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:51:08","slug":"rio-ferdinand-urges-man-utd-to-sign-four-players-this-summer-including-england-star-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3634","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand urges Man Utd to sign four players this summer including England star | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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And I would go for a full-back.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s\u00a0it. I know you can say you want ten new players and most positions can be improved but I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think you need a huge\u00a0revamp,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0still a lot but\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0realistic.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United duo Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes have both been linked with Manchester United in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>But Ferdinand views Nottingham Forest\u2019s Elliot Anderson as his first-choice target for the midfield position.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Beginning of the season everyone was talking about [Carlos] Baleba, he seems to have gone off the boil a little bit form wise,\u2019 Ferdinand said last week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u2018Elliot Anderson, he seems to have jumped to the front of the queue. I think he\u2019s a wonderful player.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think Elliot Anderson is the right type not only of player but character, I thin he\u2019d be a good addition to the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Tonali is a big talent that everyone is talking about, Guimaraes is another big talent that everyone is talking about.<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-poll\" id=\"1775130363077-27825147\" data-option1=\"Yes - he would be perfect\" data-option2=\"No - they should target someone else\" data-url=\"https:\/\/api.metro.co.uk\/polls\/v2\/\" data-track-module=\"poll\">\n<h3 class=\"metro-poll__title\">Would Elliot Anderson be a good signing for Man Utd?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"metro-poll__list\">\n<li data-option=\"option1\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__content\">\n<p>Yes &#8211; he would be perfect<span class=\"metro-poll__check-icon\"><svg><title>Check<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-check\" href=\"#common-check\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option2\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__content\">\n<p>No &#8211; they should target someone else<span class=\"metro-poll__check-icon\"><svg><title>Check<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-check\" href=\"#common-check\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Sign up to In The Mixer, your guide to the week in football. Exclusive analysis, FPL tips and transfer talk \u2013 sign up, it\u2019s an open goal.<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018But I just think the type of midfielder United need is somebody who is a bit more all-action, who can cover ground, who is dynamic, who is robust, strong, who can drive a team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Right now Anderson seems to be ticking those boxes. But I think there are a few other young guns out there who I won\u2019t mention their names yet because I don\u2019t want anyone else to get on that scent.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Carrick\u2019s side return to Premier League action after the international break with a home match against rivals Leeds United on April 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Joe Cole fears huge Chelsea star could quit amid Man Utd transfer links<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Gabriel Jesus names Arsenal star who can \u2018do everything\u2019 and makes title claim<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Man Utd urged to sign \u00a3100m England star ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Football Newsletter \u2013 In The Mixer<\/h4>\n<p>Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro&#8217;s football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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