2. Manchester United

The defense has been a continual source for concern for manager David Moyes, and he has tried various center back pairings and has finally settled on the duo of Nemanja Vidic and Jonny Evans as his first choice. However, Vidic, as well as veteran defender Rio Ferdinand, is out of contract in the summer and it is highly unlikely to that his contract will be renewed, resulting in a need to sign a central defender.

Zouma’s playing style is very similar to that of Vidic- strong in the air and crunching in the tackle- and he could be a like-for-like replacement for the big Serbian. Zouma has 92% success rate in tackles which is a good stat. United’s defense is built around central defenders who are good in the air, and Zouma certainly ticks that box with an incredible aerial duel success rate.

Zouma will be an upgrade on the other back up defenders that United have in their ranks in Phil Jones and Chris Smalling, and could even become the first choice under David Moyes who has a preference towards no-nonsense defending. Zouma is also very quick and will inject some much needed pace to a slow United defense.

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