Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is seeking a certain type of centre-half signing.

ESPN says United are seeking Harry Maguire's perfect partner and have specific left-sided targets.

RB Leipzig's France star Dayot Upamecano will join Bayern this summer after the German champions agreed to pay his £37million release clause.

And BEFORE that deal was sealed United reportedly told the 22-year-old's representatives they were backing out of a move.

Old Trafford boss Solskjaer has also been strongly been linked with Real Madrid's Raphael Varane and Sevilla's £61m-rated emerging talent Jules Kounde.

But these two Frenchmen are also right-footed.

And if United do persist in their pursuit of a left-footer then there seem few more than half-a-dozen options who might be considered ready to slot in straight away next season.

Borussia Dortmund's Dan-Axel Zagadou, 21, Villarreal's Spain star Pau Torres, 24, and 26-year-old Italy defender Alessio Romagnoli, whose AC Milan side are second in Serie A, are all being linked.

A more ambitious target would be PSG's Presnel Kimpembe.