Manchester United Transfer News: Club hold talks with Mino Raiola for £32m defender, Woodward wants £45m center-back, and more - 6th January 2019

#2 Manchester United hold talks with Mino Raiola over Kostas Manolas transfer

Manchester United view Kostas Manolas as a secondary target to Kalidou Koulibaly

Italian journalist Nicolo Schira has claimed that Manchester United have shown concrete interest in signing AS Roma defender Kostas Manolas ahead of the 2019/20 season. According to him, the club have already held talks with his agent Mino Raiola over a potential move for the Greek defender.

Schira took to Twitter to reveal the details of the talks between Raiola and United. Apparently, the Red Devils are ready to trigger the €36m (£32m) clause in Manolas' contract and are offering him €6m per year.

Mino Raiola has played instrumental roles in the past, delivering the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Manchester United.

Manolas is considered as a secondary target after Napoli rejected United's advances for Kalidou Koulibaly. The Greek defender is regarded as one of the finest and most reliable centre-halves in the Serie A at the moment.