Manchester United have reportedly made formal contact with Benfica midfielder Richard Rios regarding a possible transfer.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Colombian international has distinguished himself during his time in Portugal, and is being looked at as a potential successor to Casemiro in Manchester United’s midfield.<\/p>\n Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above apple<\/u><\/span> & Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Red Devils could end up paying around 35 million euros for Rios, which is not a bad amount in this market, according to a report in Fichajes newspaper.<\/p>\n While Casemiro is nearing the end of his contract, Manuel Ugarte has been a huge failure during his time at Old Trafford, and there is no doubt that United will be keen to invest in a new midfield signing.<\/p>\n That could mean MUFC realistically need multiple new additions in that area of \u200b\u200bthe team.<\/p>\n Rios is the latest name to be linked with United and would be one of the cheaper options given recent transfer rumors.<\/p>\n See below. Florian Plettenberg is among the reporters claiming Nottingham Forest’s Elliott Anderson is United’s top target, but he could cost more than \u00a3100m…<\/p>\n If United can win the race for a world-class talent like Anderson, there will be no more left to spend, so a cheaper option like Rios could be ideal.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old may not be the glamorous name many Red Devils supporters would like, but he is a solid defensive midfield player and could continue to contribute.<\/p>\n Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b>Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b> Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Rios has an impressive record this season with eight goals and six assists in all competitions for club and country, according to WhoScored statistics.<\/p>\n Benfica often let go of their best players when they receive a big enough offer, but one imagines Rios wants to test himself in a more competitive league.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Benfica’s Richard Rios against Real Madrid (Photo by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images) Manchester United have reportedly made formal contact with Benfica midfielder Richard Rios regarding a possible transfer. The Colombian international has distinguished himself during his time in Portugal, and is being looked at as a potential successor to Casemiro in Manchester United’s midfield. Download the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-45958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Are Manchester United preparing to make multiple midfield moves?<\/h2>\n