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Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! The World Cup semi-final round is going to commence in a few hours from now as fans are gripped by the fever that the greatest show on earth brings.
However, while the world might stop in a few hours, the transfer rumour mill never ceases to churn out stories. And so without further ado, we shall begin with the roundup of Manchester United transfer news.
#5 Update on Tierney
It was covered in our roundup yesterday that Jose Mourinho is a fan of Kieran Tierney as he is looking to bring him to the Old Trafford. It was also added that if he can’t bring him this summer, then he will surely try to lure the youngster to Theatre of Dreams in the next summer window.
However, according to Premier League transfer consultant, Everton have made an offer for the left-back and has revealed the details of the wages of Tierney. He also added that the 21-year-old loves Celtic and that his club isn’t worried about his agent trying to find him a move to the Premier League.
“He loves Celtic and he is a Celtic supporter and ideally Tierney would want to stay at Celtic, but he sees that his career would be limited,” said McGarry.
“Celtic are unperturbed that his agents are actively marketing Tierney to the Premier League and that they have agreed on a deal in principle for the player worth around £85,000 a week.
“It would be a five-year contract, with step-ups and by year five he would be earning around £140,000 a week.”
Meanwhile, ever since Hirving Lozano shot himself into the limelight with his goal against Germany, he seems to have caught the attention of clubs. If reports are to be believed, then Manchester United are one of the clubs who are interested in acquiring his signature.
And now, according to Eindhovens Dagblad, it is almost impossible for PSV to keep him despite the fact that the Mexican still have five years left on his contract.
#4 Serie A defenders
Manchester United’s love for defenders – especially the ones that play in Serie A – may ultimately pay off for them if this report from Tuttosport, via Sports Witness, is to be believed.
According to it, Alex Sandro’s asking price might drop since Juventus need to raise cash after making the big money move for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. His valuation is now ‘only’ €40 million. However, PSG are the most likely snap him up as they have a 50% chance to land him while the Red Devils have a 25% chance of signing him.
Meanwhile, a report from Corriere dello Sport via Calcio Mercato reveals that both Manchester United and PSG are looking to take advantage of AC Milan’s financial woes by making moves for defenders Leonardo Bonucci and Alessio Romagnoli.
#3 Messi’s wish-list
Lionel Messi’s influence on a football pitch is undeniable. The man has the power to dictate the outcome of games even without scoring or assisting in it. However, there are some outlets that seem to believe that his power goes beyond the football pitch.
According to Don Balon, Lionel Messi has drawn a wish-list of players that he wants to see him at the Camp Nou as his team-mates. The list has four players: Christian Eriksen of Tottenham, Miralem Pjanic of Juventus, Marco Verratti of Paris Saint-German…
And Paul Pogba of Manchester United. Messi apparently likes him a lot and believes that he is one of the best players in his position.
#2 The want for Kovacic
After the supposed and heavily reported eventual departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus, Real Madrid will have to deal with impending headaches that Gareth Bale and Matteo Kovacic have provided.
Speaking about the Croat, he openly admitted that he is looking to leave Real Madrid in order to get more playing time. As a result, a plethora of clubs have been linked with him.
However, according to Don Balon, it seems as though Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are the two clubs heavily interested in bringing him to the Premier League with both Jose Mourinho and Mauricio Pochettino being huge fans of the former Inter star.
#1 Milinko updates
The general consensus is that both Real Madrid and Manchester United are interested in the Lazio midfielder. There are two stories about him that depict two sides of the coin.
The first one is from TalkSport, who quote Il Messaggero, as it is being claimed that Manchester United have met with Lazio representatives, who still want £130 million for their superstar.
Meanwhile, Don Balon state that Real Madrid are confident that they will complete the signing of Milinkovic-Savic by this week. While Lazio want €155 million, Real Madrid believe that €120 million shall suffice in bringing the Serie A midfielder to the Bernabeu.
