Tyler Adams: Man United “love” Bournemouth star for three reasons

But all four are expected to cost up to, if not more than, £100 million to prise from their respective clubs. Accordingly, United have also identified a selection of ‘cheaper’ alternatives to help balance the books.

This has led to Adams — Bournemouth’s box-to-box dynamo — quickly emerging as a key target going under the radar in comparison to these other names.

Underlying Metrics

Two of the boxes that the United States international, who is set to play a key role for his country at the World Cup this summer, ticks are obvious: Premier League proven and ‘cheap’.

A fee of around £30 million has been suggested after United held talks with the player’s camp in January to lay the groundwork for a potential deal.

But more important than Adams’ price or pedigree are his performances, which have blown United’s recruitment department away.

Nathan Salt (Daily Mail) reveals the analytics team at Old Trafford, headed by INEOS chief Michael Sansoni, “love” the 27-year-old as he ranks highly across so many different underlying statistics.

“United’s data department love him. Anyone you speak to says he scores so highly on this metric and that metric. They are adamant that he statistically, the analytics show he is really, really good — and they’ve liked him for a while,” the transfer expert told Stretford Paddock.

Adams is also understood to be a leader in the dressing room, at both club and international level, and possesses the versatility to fulfil a number of roles on the pitch.

Salt concludes that while these types of “mid-ranking” signings in terms of expenditure are “difficult for fans to get excited about”, recruitment revolves around building a squad as much as a starting XI.

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