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According to Sky Sports, Manchester United are considering making a January move for Juventus man Emre Can.

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The Red Devils have seen first-team midfielders in Marouane Fellaini and Ander Herrera depart the club this calendar year, and after making no signings in that position during the summer transfer window, they are lacking significant depth.

Now, according to Sky Sports, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are keen on former Liverpool ace Can, and it is claimed Juventus would want in the region of £35m to let the Germany international go.

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The 25-year-old is yet to start a game this season, and his future in Turin has been further clouded by his surprise omission from the Champions League squad this campaign - a situation that he publicly admitted would have caused him to leave had he known about it earlier.

Redemption

The art of being a bona-fide box-to-box midfielder appears to be dying out, what with players appearing to specialise in either being a anchor man, or an advanced play-maker. But in Can, United would be getting a real throwback player, who contributes just as much defensively, as he does going forward.

In the Italian top-flight last season, the German averaged 2.2 tackles, 0.7 key passes and 1.1 shots per game - the kind of all-action dynamism United could really do with. But more so than what he has already shown on the pitch, it is the tantalising prospect of what his past history could inspire him to do in the future.

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Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hailed the midfielder's personality after a game against Burnley, and that could well be key when it comes to the Red Devils potentially making a decision on whether to sign him.

"Emre is a boy with an outstanding attitude. I really like to speak positively about the player.  Emre’s second half was really good, but first half, around the (Burnley) goal, that’s the challenge you need to have before the cross. You have to react and he reacted well second half."

That "outstanding attitude" may prove to work out in the Red Devils' favour. The 25-year-old would have a chance to prove his old employers wrong with a switch to Old Trafford. So whilst United may be wary of signing someone with Liverpool in their past, Can's redemption journey could see him play his best football in the shirt of his former side's arch-rivals.

Just how would they feel at Anfield if the German starts showing his best form for their most historic adversaries? It really would pour salt onto the wounds.