Manchester United Transfer News: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sofiane Boufal Rumours

Manchester United’s hopes of adding quality to their wings this summer have improved following developments in their pursuit of Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lille trickster Sofiane Boufal.

ESPN FC’s Peter O’Rourke reported on Monday that a source close to Oxlade-Chamberlain revealed United have intensified their interest in the Arsenal misfit, who has struggled to feature at the Emirates Stadium this season.

It’s noted that Alex Iwobi’s rise to prominence in recent months has only worsened Oxlade-Chamberlain’s situation in north London, where he’s mustered just nine Premier League starts in 2015-16.

The playmaker is closing in on a return to fitness after suffering a knee injury in February, and Bleacher Report’s Dean Jones provided further details on United’s interest in Oxlade-Chamberlain:

B/R Exclusive from @DeanJonesBR: Man Utd are the latest club to show interest in Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlainhttps://t.co/896ZFUIgUn

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 25, 2016

United have their own list of players offering wing competition at Old Trafford, but the flagging form of Memphis Depay has seen puppeteer Juan Mata fielded out wide for much of the Red Devils’ campaign.

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