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Manchester United transfer news: United looking to sign two lesser-known talents for bargain price and more - September 19, 2018

By Umid Kumar Dey

Modified Sep 19, 2018 16:15 GMT

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Well, today is the day of relatively-unknown players being linked to the Red Devils. At first, it was Lille’s Nicolas Pepe and now, Lucas Paqueta of Flamengo is being touted with a move to the Theatre of Dreams.

According to Le 10 Sport, the Red Devils have opened talks with Flamengo over a potential transfer of the player, who has a €50 million release clause but could be signed for somewhere around €40 million.

So what is the problem? Competition. Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and AC Milan are the other clubs interested in acquiring his signature.

About the author

Umid Kumar Dey has been writing at Sportskeeda since January 2015, focusing mainly on football, cricket and WWE. In that time, he has gone on to become one of the most-read writers on the website.

His work has also featured on Goal and he has also edited a book. Currently, he works as a freelance writer who aspires to become a data scientist in the field of sports.

You can follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TheFutbolJoker

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