Tottenham have to accept any Man United bid for Eric Dier

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Manchester United have made an approach to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eric Dier, per Football Insider.

What’s the word?

Dier has endured a difficult season but the report claims that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to bring the England international to Old Trafford.

The report claims that United were interested in the defensive midfielder two years ago but have now reignited their interest, as they feel that Spurs will be more likely to acquiesce to his sale this summer.

The 25-year-old is also capable of playing across the backline, at both centre-back and right-back, and Solskjaer is said to believe that he is “hugely under-rated”, per Football Insider.

Snap their hand off

Spurs need to move Dier on.

The midfielder has been in rancid form this season, struggling with injuries and playing poorly whenever he has been in the team.

He was left out of the starting XI for the Champions League final against Liverpool and with good reason.

Per WhoScored, he makes just 1.3 tackles per game in the Premier League, while he is dribbled past 1.4 times. Thus, he is beaten more often than he wins the ball back.

It is difficult to imagine how he fits into United’s midfield; he is no better than Nemanja Matic and is actually more immobile.

When it comes to Spurs, though, that isn’t their problem and they should make every effort to ensure United formalise their interest with a concrete bid.

This may be their last chance to extract a big fee for a player who is clearly on a major downswing.