Man Utd are competing with Liverpool over the Bundesliga star

and

are among those clubs who are looking to sign the highly-rated 

player

in the January transfer window.

According to Daily Mail, he intends to join

RB Leipzig

, which are third in the

, however, several European clubs are monitoring him.

Kabak is a tough and uncompromising defender who was Schalke's strong point in the Bundesliga this season, his style is suitable for the

Premier League

’s rough and he is being monitored by United boss

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

who wants to strengthen his team’s defense.

Manchester United have won their six recent games in Premier League and suffered a drop in their points in their only draw with Manchester City but they tried to keep the clean sheet in this troubled season. They have conceded more goals than any other team in the top ten in the Premier League and Solskjaer is worried by the capitulation to RB Leipzig which resulted in elimination from the Champions League.

They are also monitoring Leipzig stopper

Dayot Upamecano

but he is eager to join Bundesliga giant

Bayern Munich

next summer.

Meanwhile, as

Virgil van Dijk

and

Joe Gomez

are out his seasons, Liverpool are also monitoring Kabak. Reds boss

Jurgen Klopp

said that he is considering a swap deal with out of favour

Divock Origi

to grease the wheels of the transfer.

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