The Red Devils could enter the transfer market for a new centre-back this summer. Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt have spent plenty of time on the sidelines with injuries, and United need more depth and competition in the squad.<\/p>\n Plettenberg<\/em> has now revealed that Man United are interested in landing the signature of Schlotterbeck whose contract expires next year. If he does not put pen to paper on a new Dortmund deal, he could be sold for \u00a326 million to \u00a331 million.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI can confirm that Man Utd are interested in Nico Schlotterbeck. If he doesn\u2019t renew his contract, he\u2019ll be available in the summer for \u20ac30m \u2014 \u20ac35m.\u201d<\/p>\n Schlotterbeck has been one of the best-performing centre-backs in the Bundesliga this campaign. The Germany star has been exceptional with his ball-playing ability, completing 63 passes per game<\/span><\/a> with an accuracy of 88%.<\/p>\n He has won 64% of his ground and aerial duels for Dortmund. On top of this, the left-footed centre-back has also registered 2 tackles, 5 recoveries and 5 clearances per game under head coach Niko Kovac this campaign.<\/p>\n Schlotterbeck would be a fantastic signing to compete with the injury-prone Martinez for the left centre-back position at United. He would be an upgrade on the Argentine with his better aerial presence and long-ball distribution.<\/p>\n At \u00a326-31m, he would be a huge bargain signing for the Manchester giants. However, it won\u2019t be easy to pursue his signature as some of Europe\u2019s elite clubs such as Real Madrid<\/a> and Liverpool<\/a> are also on the player\u2019s pursuit.<\/p>\n Dortmund could use the increasing transfer interest to drive the player\u2019s price up. Negotiations may start at a low-ball figure, but they could eventually seek \u00a340-45m to part ways with their prized asset during the next transfer window.<\/p>\n Champions League<\/a> qualification could be pivotal to luring the 26-year-old too. United look on course to achieve that target. They are 3rd in the Premier League<\/a> standings, 7 points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea<\/a> with 7 games left this season.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Manchester United<\/a> are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck during the summer transfer<\/a> window, according to Sky Sport Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Rememore](\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\")
<\/a><\/div>\nHuge bargain<\/h3>\n
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