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Ibrahima Konate is Man United's new summer transfer target and the 21-year-old centre back is also on the radar of Liverpool and Chelsea... so what does he have to offer and why have team-mates given him the bizarre nickname 'Ibuprofen'?

Manchester United may have ditched plans to sign Dayot Upamecano this coming summer, but they have not looked too far to find a potential alternative.

The RB Leipzig centre-back's partner Ibrahima Konate is now being considered by Red Devils chiefs as one of their main summer transfer targets to slot into the defence alongside captain Harry Maguire.

Already he has been labelled as a potential world class player by former coaches and with Liverpool and Chelsea also showing an interest, Sportsmail looks at what the France Under 21 international has to offer.