Manchester United transfer news: United join race for midfielder worth €300 million, Ronaldo’s relatively low price-tag revealed and more – June 25, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! Paraphrasing Life Must Go On by Alter Bridge, the sun always sets and the moon always falls, it feels like the end, just pay no mind at all… keep rolling and keep rolling because Manchester United transfer rumour stories must just go on!

Every day comes with a lot of stories surrounding the Red Devils and today is no different either. So without further ado, let’s begin!

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#5 Martial and De Gea

Manchester United might have been linked with a million players in the transfer rumour mill but it doesn’t make them immune to losing their players. Two of the most popular touted exits are of David De Gea and Anthony Martial.

While there have been rumours of De Gea singing a bumper deal with the Red Devils, Anthony Martial seems to be on the brink of leaving the club. His agent only recently confirmed that the Frenchman wants to leave the club due to the Old Trafford outfit’s lack of faith in him.

As a result, a great many news outlets have linked him with a move out of the club, with Juventus being his most likely destination. However, reports have always maintained that Man United aren’t interested in losing him.

And that is precisely what Duncan Castles believes. According to him, even Jose Mourinho doesn’t want to sell him.

“Man United’s response is he is not for sale,” Castles said. “They don’t want to sell him. Mourinho doesn’t actively want to sell him.”

Meanwhile, while the chances of De Gea staying are quite high, journalist Ian McGarry believes that the Red Devils might be forced to sell the shotstopper should he insist upon leaving.

“If he makes it clear to Man United that he wants to leave, they will have to sell,” McGarry said.

David De Gea has been long linked with a move outside of Old Trafford, with Real Madrid being the club most interested in him. Although that train seems to have passed by with the Blancos’ recent signing of Andriy Lunin and also their much-protracted interest in Roma and Brazil number one Alisson.

#4 Fellaini and Sandro

Alex Sandro wanted by Man United

Another player who is almost certain to leave Manchester United is Marouane Fellaini. The Belgian star’s contract with the Red Devils expires in a few days’ time and there seems to be no sign of him signing an extension, despite reports of Mourinho wanting him to.

According to the player himself, the questions about his future is set to be answered in a few days’ time.

“You will know very soon,” he said about his future.

Meanwhile, Manchester United are now aware of Juventus’ asking price for their important asset Alex Sandro. The left-back has been traced by the Red Devils for a while now and according to Manchester Evening News, the Old Lady value the Brazilian at €60 million.

#3 Bale and Mbappe

Off to PL?

Ever since Gareth Bale announced that he would want to play more – be it at Real Madrid or somewhere else – outlets have been busy linking him with all sorts of moves to the Premier League.

And now, Don Balon say that the Welshman is refusing to be a swap card for Mo Salah as he isn’t interested in going to Liverpool. The only clubs he is targeting are Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe, who was only just linked with Manchester United yesterday, apparently has interest from Real Madrid. According to information from Lionel Messi, that was intercepted by Don Balon, Julen Lopetegui prefers the Frenchman over his Brazilian PSG team-mate Neymar.

#2 The want for Kovacic

Kovacic wants to leave

This summer has seen a lot of players – or their agents – revealing that they could leave their club in order to play more. Kovacic only recently joined the trend. And, as you may have inferred already, he is now in the centre of a media circus as they link him to a number of clubs.

It is not Kovacic’s fault at all, it must be added, because, after all, he is a player of the highest caliber and actually has the talent to win the Ballon d’Or in the future, which is why he wants to play more and which is why he is being targeted by a plethora of clubs. He has been linked with Tottenham and now, Manchester United seem to have joined the race for him.

According to Cadena Cope journalist, Arancha Rodriguez, who is known for being reliable, claims that Roma, Juventus and Manchester United are keen on signing the Croat, who has a release clause of €300 million.

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal captain is on fire in the World Cup

So the trend of player’s openly claiming to want to leave their respective clubs was started by none other than Cristiano Ronaldo – and that, too, right after the final of the Champions League.

And now, according to Yahoo, Ed Woodward wants to sign the Portuguese because of his marketability. He believes that despite his age and Madrid’s huge asking price, United would be profitable if the sign him because of the media power that he possesses.

Meanwhile, Ian McGarry makes another claim and this time it is about the price tag of the Portugal captain. According to him, Madrid would sell him for €100 million, which sounds relatively low considering not only his calibre as a player but – as mentioned before – his marketability.

“Real Madrid will sell him [Ronaldo] for the €100 million mark,” he said.