Leon Osman raves about Everton midfielder Allan who has left Manchester United jealous

Former Everton midfielder Leon Osman has showered reward on Allan, suggesting different Premier League golf equipment have missed a trick by not signing him.

Allan was one of many midfielders who have been obtainable out there through the summer season switch window. Carlo Ancelotti returned to his former membership and secured his signature, paying a handsome £21.7m fee to Napoli.

The Brazilian defensive midfielder has shortly settled in at his new membership and has fashioned a wonderful partnership alongside one other summer season signing Abdoulaye Doucoure.

Osman has claimed that of all of the summer season signings made by the membership, Allan has impressed him probably the most. The 29-year-old was excellent towards Spurs on his debut and produced one other top-level efficiency through the 1-Zero win towards Chelsea final week.

Allan has made 11 appearances within the Premier League this season, and Osman feels different Premier League heavyweights like Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis should be kicking themselves for lacking out on his signature.

“He does all these jobs a workforce wants with out getting the plaudits. He doesn’t make the highlights.

“He goes about his job and makes all people round him appear a greater participant,” said Osman to Liverpool Echo. 

“I really feel that many teams round – Man Metropolis, Man United, Arsenal and Chelsea possibly – are taking a look at him and considering ‘we’ve missed the boat right here’.”

“He’s a participant who does all these completely different jobs that place calls for and he’s additionally top of the range on the ball.

“Man Metropolis had that participant with Fernandinho however they’ve tried to herald Rodri as his alternative however he’s not fairly the identical. Man United have tried Fred and McTominay. And at Chelsea, everyone knows Kante can do the defensive facet of it however the query can he play the total function? Allan does that.”

United want a defensive midfielder 

Allan has completed remarkably nicely at Everton, and he may have been an excellent signing for the Crimson Devils as nicely.

Together with signing a right-winger, signing a defensive midfielder can also be a precedence for the Crimson Devils.

Scott McTominay and Fred are United’s most popular midfield partnership, with Nemanja Matic remaining one other defensive midfield choice.

Osman is spot on that Allan is just not solely good at tackling however is equally good on the ball.

The Crimson Devils don’t want one other ball-winner like McTominay, reasonably they’re taking a look at a participant who is sweet at passing from midfield. The likes of Eduardo Camavinga and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic could possibly be good choices for the membership, however the membership most likely received’t repair this subject in January.