According to the Evening Standard, right-back Jonathan Clauss of Lens has been linked to Manchester United.
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United is rumored to be in a competition with Chelsea for the Ligue 1 player, who is only worth £8 million.
What else might Jonathan Clauss contribute to Manchester United, except being a Christmas headline writer's fantasy?
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Jonathan Clauss: Who is he?
Clauss is only a very temporary solution for Manchester United's right-back position because he is 29 years old. However, if Erik ten Hag is looking for a quick effect, he could be a very good alternative.
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While new United star Christian Eriksen is 31 years old, Ten Hag has signed players for Ajax in the past who were in a similar age range.
Clauss most usually takes the field for Lens as a wing-back in their 3-4-2-1 system, which greatly facilitates his ability to advance.
He contributed 11 assists and five goals to Lens' offense last season. This was the fourth-highest total of assists among all Ligue 1 players and the highest total for a full-back. The puns practically write themselves—a player by the name of Clauss giving gifts to his teammates.
Clauss has been selected for the France team for the first time in 2022 because to his great performances. His name now has four caps.
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He played in France's Ligue 2 until being acquired by Lens in 2020 from the German team Arminia Bielefeld.
The Frenchman increases the battle for spots at right-back and is equally capable of playing on the right wing if United needs him to.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Diogo Dalot, and even Ethan Laird's abilities to perform the tasks that new manager Erik ten Hag requests of them are still unknown. It makes sense for United to focus on the right-back position given that other acquisitions are nearly guaranteed.
Tyrell Malacia has added depth on the left, and even though Clauss is at the other end of the age spectrum, the Frenchman would make United a better team.
Being a late bloomer, according to Goal, he even reportedly thought about quitting football in 2018 because he was unhappy with the direction his career was taking. He is now flying and reaching heights he would never have dared to imagine before.
Being associated with United is already progress. Clauss will be motivated to take advantage of his opportunity if the Red Devils do decide to make a bid for the Ligue 1 assist machine.
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