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Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! With Cristiano Ronaldo heading to Juventus, Manchester United may have missed out on a transfer target. But wait... there could be a twist here.
And you can know what that is by reading up ahead!
#5 Shaqiri and Sandro
After being relegated with Stoke last season, Xherdan Shaqiri flew to Russia with his team in order to take part in the World Cup. After a decent outing, Switzerland were knocked out of the round of 16 by Sweden and now is perhaps the time for Shaqiri to sign for a new club.
He has a £12 million release clause that became valid after Stoke got relegated. He would certainly want to play in the Premier League and has already accrued interest from Manchester United and Liverpool.
However, when asked about where he would play in the upcoming season, he revealed that his decision will be known soon and his main intention is to play at the top level – the Premier League.
He, however, also hinted towards a move to another league – adding a “you never know” in the end.
“At the moment, I can’t say anything,” he said. "You’re going to hear soon on my future.
“I was not thinking about this because I was just focused on my national team and I wanted to make a good tournament for my team and my nation.
“It’s pretty normal to be aware of clubs being interested. Of course, I would like to play on the biggest stage in football, everybody knows that.
“I hope I can stay in the Premier League. I hope so, but you never know with football. I don’t rule out anything.”
Meanwhile, the Red Devils’ pursuit of Alex Sandro has been somewhat of an absurdity. They have been linked with the left-back for a while now but nothing concrete has developed as of yet.
However, Corriere dello Sport via Sports Witness, claim that the Brazilian could actually move to the Old Trafford should Matteo Darmian move to Turin. Woodward wants around €20 million for the Italian full-back.
#4 Barca youngster and Bale
La Masia is fabled for producing some of the most talented players in the world of football. The likes of Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and Messi came from Barcelona’s youth system and the river here doesn’t dry up.
Of late, however, the Catalans are losing some of their prized talents and they might lose another one now in the form of Nico Gonzalez. The youngster hasn’t signed a new deal with the Catalans as of yet and Manchester United are the main candidates to sign him, say Sport.
Meanwhile, Daily Star quote The Sun newspaper as claiming that Manchester United have conceded defeat in their approach for Gareth Bale as his price shot up after his scintillating Champions League final performance against Liverpool and also the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is set to leave means that Madrid could keep him.
#3 Cristiano Ronaldo
Speaking of Ronaldo, while the word around the campfire is that the former Manchester United star is set to leave Real Madrid for a move to Serie A giants Juventus this summer, The Sun might have a twist in the tale here.
According to the report, the Portugal captain could yet sign for the Red Devils as the Old Trafford outfit are “crunching the numbers” in order to make an offer for their former player.
Juventus are close to signing Ronaldo for €100 million but Man United could make a late attempt to seal the deal for the player who is still loved by many at the Theatre of Dreams.
#2 Messi’s plan B
While the general consensus is that the technical director sits with the manager to discuss potential signings, it seems as though Lionel Messi is the one that pulls the strings at the Camp Nou.
The Argentina captain has reportedly laid out a plan after the Catalans failed to land Antoine Griezmann from Atletico. According to Don Balon, Messi has targeted Manchester United’s Paul Pogba as a plan B for missing out on Antoine Griezmann.
It is a bit absurd that Pogba, who was bought for €100 million by United, is seen as an alternate for Griezmann, a forward, when the Red Devils star is actually a midfielder.
#1 United’s plan B
With Cristiano Ronaldo heading towards Juventus with every passing day, coupled with the fact that the Red Devils are finding it hard to land Gareth Bale because the Welshman has many suitors, they have now turned their attention to someone else.
Paulo Dybala.
Also Read: Barca to land world-class midfielder from Serie A and more – Transfer roundup, July 6, 2018
According to Don Balon, Manchester United are set to take advantage of Juventus’ big-money pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo by making a move for Paulo Dybala because the Old Lady will need to make a place for the Real Madrid number 7.
The Argentine could cost somewhere around €100 million and Jose Mourinho is reportedly a big admirer of the Juventus number 10.
