Report: Manchester United want to bring Tim Krul back to the Premier League in shock move

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TRANSFER NEWSReport: Manchester United want to bring Tim Krul back to the Premier League in shock moveby Tony21 August 2022

Manchester United allegedly could now try to sign experienced Norwich City goalkeeper Tim Krul in the summer window.

That’s according to a report from The Sun who claim that Manchester United have turned their attention to the 34-year-old after struggling to convince Yann Sommer to move to Old Trafford just to sit on the bench.

Erik Ten Hag needs more competition in the goalkeeping department with Dean Henderson having left Old Trafford to join Nottingham Forest and Tom Heaton now on the wrong side of 36.

The problem will be getting someone in who is more than happy to play second fiddle to David de Gea whilst being good enough to push the Spaniard. That’s clearly not an easy task.

Ten Hag seemingly has someone specific in mind for the job though…

Manchester United eyeing Tim Krul move
The Sun reckon that the 34-year-old stopper is on United’s radar this summer, with a move to sign Sommer proving to be very difficult indeed.

Krul is a very good shot-stopper and is proven at Premier League level, having spent more than a decade with Newcastle.

The experienced goalkeeper is experienced at international as well, having earned 15 caps for Holland.

He was famously brought on as a 120-minute substitute by ex-United boss Louis van Gaal in place of Jasper Cillessen during the 2014 World Cup quarter-final against Costa Rica, due to his history of saving penalties.

Cillessen was clearly unhappy with the decision from Van Gaal – one that caused huge uproar at the time, but it was one that paid off, as Krul saved two spot-kicks and Holland progressed through to the semi-final. So the 34-year-old clearly has plenty of pedigree in the game.

We actually think he would be a decent backup option for De Gea, on a short-term deal of course.

There will be Manchester United fans who believe that they should be aiming for a lot better than Tim Krul, and that’s fair enough. The reality of the matter is that an elite goalkeeper will not want to move to the club to be the number two.

So unless Ten Hag signs someone to replace De Gea, Krul is the kind of goalkeeper that United fans will probably have to settle for this summer