EPL: Pochettino identifies Super Eagles star as first player to sign for Man Utd

New Manchester United manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has named Fulham's Calvin Bassey arsenic his apical people successful the adjacent transportation window.

According to The Telegraph, Bassey is regarded by Pochettino arsenic the antheral to hole United's anemic defence.

Pochettino says helium volition promote the Red Devils to pursuit the Super Eagles prima successful January.

Assessing the squad near down by his predecessor, Michael Carrick, the manager said securing Bassey from Fulham volition not beryllium straightforward.

The 26-year-old has been entrusted with the captain's armband astatine Craven Cottage this play by caller Fulham brag Alvaro Arbeloa, who is determined to clasp his skipper.

But the erstwhile Rangers and Ajax defender enters the last twelvemonth of his existent contract, though the West London nine clasp an enactment to widen his enactment by a further 12 months.

EPL: Pochettino identifies Super Eagles prima arsenic archetypal subordinate to motion for Man Utd