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Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! Another day full of news regarding the Red Devils, making it all the more clear that the rumour mill will never be exhausted of Manchester United transfer news.
So, without any further ado, let's dive straight into the world of Manchester United transfer news...
#5 Milinkovic-Savic
At the early stage of the summer transfer window, Manchester United were linked with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and although the rumour died down a bit in during the middle, it once again spiked up during the final few days.
However, as it turned out, United didn’t sign him and he ended up staying at Lazio. And now, his agent has revealed that his client did have offers but Lazio were not willing to sell.
Mateja Kezman, his agent, believes that his client is worth over €100 million as he is among the top echelons of footballers in the continent.
“Many looked at Sergej and we presented Lazio with a couple of very interesting offers,” Kezman said.
“He could have earned a lot more elsewhere, in France they offered him €8m. If a goalkeeper goes for €70m to €80m, then Sergej cannot be anything less than €100m.
“He is one of the best players in Europe in his role and still has room for improvements.”
He added that both he and the player respected Lazio’s decision ultimately as Milinkovic-Savic is very happy where he is and shares the club’s vision of qualifying for Europe’s premier competition, the Champions League.
“In the end, we accepted that the club didn’t want to sell him. They refused all the offers and we never pushed for a transfer. He is happy in Rome and Lotito and [sporting director Igli] Tare explained to us that they want to qualify for the Champions League and Sergej is a key player for the goal. It is also his goal.”
Milinkovic-Savic has already started in all three of Lazio’s games. So far, however, he could only inspire his team to one victory as Lazio have already lost to title contenders Napoli and Juventus.
#4 No John Terry
After failing to sign any of Mourinho’s centre-backs targets for Manchester United, a rumour hit the ground running yesterday about the Portuguese signing John Terry on loan.
The former Chelsea captain played for Aston Villa last season in the Championship but had to be released from the squad due to financial issues. While Roy Hodgson now wants him back after Villa were injected with cash, Mourinho, too, reportedly, is thinking about him.
However, Manchester Evening News now reveal that both United and Terry are not interested in a partnership as the former hasn’t shown any interest for the former Chelsea while Terry himself doesn’t fancy playing for another Premier League team apart from the Blues.
#3 Pogba
There are two contradictory reports on Paul Pogba. We will start off with the one posted by Express as they quote Mundo Deportivo for claiming that Paul Pogba has grown frustrated with his life at Manchester United and wants to claw out of it and join Barcelona.
The Catalans, too, wanted him and attempted to sign him in the summer but United refused to budge. As a result, Barca will once again try him in January. However, it is being reported by Mirror that the World Cup-winning midfielder won’t push for a move to the Camp Nou in January.
He has apparently had talks with Mourinho and the duo have come to the understanding that the Frenchman won’t be talking about moving away at least until next summer.
#2 Emre Can
Emre Can joined Juventus on a free transfer in the summer and hasn’t started a game for the Old Lady yet. Before his move to Turin, however, he could have been enticed by Manchester United had Mourinho agreed.
According to former scout Javier Ribalta, he had suggested Mourinho sign Leon Goretzka and Emre Can on a free transfer but the Portuguese technician rejected the idea in the end.
"For my time in Manchester, I was only there for a year but I'd have liked to sign Emre Can and Leon Goretzka on free transfers," Ribalta said.
#1 Lucas Hernandez
Manchester United had a futile summer in terms of failing to sign central defenders for the club. After four games, the Red Devils have already lost twice and conceded 8 goals in them.
As a result, there is a real chance for the Red Devils to sign a defender in the January window and France Football claims that they are after the signature of Lucas Hernandez.
Real Madrid has offered to pay his release clause before the World Cup but Atletico soon sent in an offer for him and increased the release clause from €55 million to €80 million.
The Galacticos, however, remain in the hunt along with Manchester United.
