Manchester United have already made some calls to enquire about signing a new central defender according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano.

The Red Devils have struggled in defense this season despite signing Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt in the summer transfer window last year.

In the January transfer window, they signed Ayden Heaven from the Arsenal academy who has been impressive so far at Old Trafford.

Despite these new additions to the side, United could lose Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans after the end of this season.

They still have Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez in that position but the former is 32-years-old and does not have long left in the game at the top level while the latter is currently out with a long term injury.

While a new striker is also on the agenda of the club, Romano has revealed that the Red Devils have already started working towards signing a new defender.

He wrote for GiveMeSport:

“Ruben Amorim has also indicated this position as one more to cover in the upcoming months, and Man United directors have recently started making some calls to enquire about centre-backs available in the summer.”

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Amorim has so far been successful at the club with his recruitment, having signed Heaven from Arsenal and Patrick Dorgu from Lecce.

Both the defenders have been highly impressive recently and that has earned the manager the confidence of the board at the club.

While the Premier League giants are set to look for a new striker in the summer as well, a new defender will also be on their list of priorities.

It remains to be seen who they are going to target but their recent transfer targets include Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Sporting Lisbon’s Goncalo Inacio.

The Red Devils have also been linked with a move for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong and Sporting Lisbon attacker Viktor Gyokeres.

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President Donald Trump on Sunday activated the National Guard in tornado-struck Arkansas after tornadoes and heavy winds ripped through multiple states over the weekend, leaving at least 37 dead.

Heavy winds tore through the Heartland on Saturday, threatening Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma with tornadoes, damaging buildings and homes. Northern states, including South Dakota and Minnesota, faced blizzard warnings.

"We are actively monitoring the severe tornadoes and storms that have impacted many States across the South and Midwest — 36 innocent lives have been lost, and many more devastated," Trump said in a Sunday post on X. 

"The National Guard have been deployed to Arkansas, and my Administration is ready to assist State and Local Officials, as they help their communities to try and recover from the damage. Please join Melania and me in praying for everyone impacted by these terrible storms!" the president wrote.

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The National Guard tweeted that its Arkansas officers will "support civilian authorities providing security and humanitarian assistance in communities affected by tornadoes in central and eastern Arkansas."

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said there were about 50 National Guardsmen and 40 state police on the ground in Arkansas on Sunday.

"As you drive through this community, you see so many neighbors coming out, taking care of each other," she said in a video posted to X. "One of the things that will make you so proud as a governor is to see neighbors helping neighbors, and never is that more true than right here in this community today. We've got about 40 state police on the ground in the county, about 50 National Guard."

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In a post on X, Sanders said she spoke with Trump on the phone, who "said to tell the people of Arkansas he loves them and he and his administration are here to help with whatever we need following last night’s tornadoes."

Missouri resident Dakota Henderson told The Associated Press that he and some others helped rescue neighbors trapped beneath rubble on Friday evening and found five bodies in the process.

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"It’s really disturbing for what happened to the people, the casualties last night," Henderson told AP on Saturday.

Evacuations were ordered Friday for some areas in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and New Mexico.

Strong winds caused wildfires in the Southern Plains, and severe storms and tornadoes were also possible across eastern Louisiana, western Georgia, central Tennessee, western North Carolina and South Carolina, and the western Florida Panhandle.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.