Flashscore sources: Man Utd enquired late for Rayan Ait-Nouri but dream of Lewis Hall

[p]The club have been searching for alternative options to Luke Shaw all summer but failed to find a suitable solution before the deadline.[/p][p]It is a frustrating situation for supporters who are concerned about the position, but [a href="https://www.flashscoreusa.com/news/flashscore-sources-man-utd-face-left-back-dilemma-but-carrick-has-total-faith-in-shaw/f7Dbc535/"]as we reported [/a]recently on [i][b]Flashscore[/b][/i], boss Michael Carrick remains an admirer of Shaw and hopes the club will be able to remain competitive in all competitions in the coming months.[/p][p]There has been an acceptance they could be left short of options if he suffers injury, and that is why they scoured the market for good short-term help.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/balde-alejandro/6c0CXHVM/"]Alejandro Balde[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salinas-jorge/hCp3VZOF/"]Jorge Salinas[/a] were viewed as two key targets. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a] even made another late check on Balde, 22, before the window closed while they held talks about 19-year-old Salinas, whose [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/racing-santander/nVpEwOrl/"]Racing Santander[/a] contract includes a €16m release fee. [/b][/p][p]In the late hours of the window, United were linked with a surprise move for a player from rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] to solve the problem.[/p][embed guid="383f69a8-f8d2-47d4-9c2b-608431805932" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2094877950294266307" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ait-nouri-rayan/t4db4nTt/"]Ait-Nouri[/a], 25, was the subject of a tentative late enquiry from United but sources say there was never any possibility of such a move gaining traction.[/p][p][b]The reason for United's late Ait-Nouri enquiry was that he was one of the few players they identified as genuinely being a level-up from their current squad options, and felt he could be available.[/b][/p][p]Deals between the two Manchester clubs are extremely rare, and it is no surprise that City did not green light the approach.[/p][p]United also considered [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raum-david/2XVqEh8k/"]David Raum[/a] as a signing but now have depth figures such as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dorgu-patrick/Sf4eaXAH/"]Patrick Dorgu[/a] - who is preferred as a left winger by Carrick - and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amass-harry/zD1gVf2L/"]Harry Amass[/a].[/p][p][b]The most likely back-up options for Shaw will be [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mazraoui-noussair/2ajowGAq/"]Noussair Mazraoui[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dalot-diogo/rZZKJVOS/"]Diogo Dalot[/a], who Carrick believes are more than adequate in their ability to switch across the back-line from right-back to left-back.[/b][/p][p]United’s dream signing at left-back has been Newcastle United's £100 million-rated Lewis Hall, and sources have hinted it is possible they return for him in 2027 - just as they waited to sign Carlos Baleba from Brighton. [/p][infobox id="f961102e-920a-4281-b5f2-f996852544cf" /]