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Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! This is just another day in the office for the Old Trafford outfit as a plethora of stories surrounding them have popped up in the market.
So without building any suspense whatsoever, we will get to it straight away!
#5 Dennis Man and Gareth Bale
Dennis Man signing for Man United would be a dream come true for pun lovers, as you may have guessed already. But this is something out of the blue as the Romanian hadn’t been linked to the Old Trafford recently.
As it turns out, the owner of his club Steaua Bucuresti, Gigi Bacali, claims that Jose Mourinho is interested in bringing the player to the Theatre of Dreams. He said that while he doesn’t know of Mourinho’s intention of coming to Romania, he asked for €30 million for his star player two months ago.
“I do not know why Mourinho came to Romania, but I know that Manchester, two months ago, was interested in Man and we asked about €30m,” he told Sport.ro.
His reasoning is that he doesn’t want to sell Man to United (see, I am already loving it) and that is why he asked for so much.
“That’s what I ask. When they’re not for sale, I ask very much. I want to take a lot more money, not €30m. I do not want to sell him for 3, 5, 10. I want 30 to make his price, so I could get 60, 100, million.”
This is a very weird logic because as far as I know, asking for 30 million never gets you more 60 or 100 million – in fact, they will try to pay you less than 30!
Anyways, moving on to the other side with another story, Duncan Castles has given his two cents regarding Gareth Bale’s potential move to Manchester United. Ever since his admission of gaining more playing time and speaking to his agent about his future, the Red Devils have been actively linked with him.
Meanwhile, Duncan Castles believes that this summer, the move could actually happen because of Bale’s insistence.
“This summer is different. Bale is actively pursuing a move. He was told he needed to market himself,” he was quoted by Sport Review.
“He scored a lot of goals in not a lot of playing time, including two spectacular goals in the Champions League final.”
#4 The deadlock and another Brazilian
It seems as though Daniel Levy’s desire to suck the life out of the person on the other side of the negotiating table could put him in some trouble this time around.
According to Evening Standard, negotiations have reached an impasse as the North London outfit want in excess of £55 million for a defender who becomes available for £25 million for the last 15 days of next year’s transfer window.
Meanwhile, Anderson Talisca is another Brazilian that could join the Old Trafford outfit this summer after Fred completed his move two days ago. O Jogo believes that Manchester United have made a €40 million bid for the Benfica star who spent his last two seasons on loan in Turkey.
#3 Lewa and Milo
This is a slider that might not please many Manchester United fans because there is a bit of negativity in the both of the reports. Bild report that Robert Lewandowski’s agent has offered him to Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
The Pole, however, isn’t interested in joining them as his eyes are set on Real Madrid. Lewa hopes that the departure of Zidane could open up the gates of Bernabeu as the Frenchman wasn’t pleased with him during their matches against Bayern Munich in the Champions League this season.
Meanwhile, Manchester Evening News writes an analysis where they believe that it is highly unlikely for the Red Devils to meet the asking price of Milinkovic-Savic (£90 million) after signing Fred from Shakhtar for £50 million.
#2 New Modric and Lenglet
Luka Modric is one of Madrid’s greatest enablers. Ever since his arrival, the club have won four Champions League titles with him in the center of the park. Given that he is 32-years-old now, the time has come for Madrid to choose his successor.
And according to Diario Gol¸ Real Madrid are at it as they have made a list of midfielders to take over from the Croat. The list includes the name of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.
Meanwhile, after not being able to sign Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti, it seems as though the Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho now wants to sign Barcelona target Clement Lenglet by activating his release clause of €35 million, say Diario Gol.
#1 Ramos knows and Ronaldo offer
Ramos is perhaps considered as God in Spanish mythology as he seems to not only favour (here and here) and harm clubs and player, he knows the desire of his peers. According to the folks at Don Balon, Sergio Ramos is aware of David De Gea’s desire.
The Spanish goalkeeper apparently wants to move to Real Madrid but Jose Mourinho doesn’t want the deal to go through.
Meanwhile, Manchester United have made the first assault on Cristiano Ronaldo as they have made an insane offer of €150 million and Paul Pogba, according to Don Balon, since they seek to bring back the Portugal captain to the Old Trafford.
