Nine major Manchester United transfer targets in January: Ron Vlaar and Aymeric Laporte among defensive targets

The players the Red Devils have been linked with and who they should actually sign…

BBC Sport have picked out Manchester United’s top nine transfer targets of the January transfer window, but assuming they don’t sign all of them, which players should they primarily be chasing?

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There have been plenty of defenders linked with Louis van Gaal’s side, as well as the likes of Real Madrid star Gareth Bale. But here’s who we think United should be signing in order of priority:

9) Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica)