Man Utd revive efforts to sign £34m Barcelona star on transfer deadline day

Carrick’s squad is missing another left-back option (Picture: Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Manchester United will renew their efforts to sign Alejandro Balde from Barcelona late on transfer deadline day, according to reports in Spain.

Midfield has been the area of focus for United this summer with Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Carlos Baleba coming in as part of a £150million rebuild in the middle of the park.