It’s Monday morning and that means Fabrizio Romano is back to give you the lowdown on the latest transfer gossip in his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, with today’s piece taking a look at Manchester United’s talks over Frenkie de Jong, the latest on Sadio Mane’s possible move from Liverpool to Bayern Munich, and some potentially encouraging news for Chelsea regarding Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt…
Manchester United in direct talks over Frenkie de Jong
This saga rumbles on and on, but for now not a huge amount has changed. I can tell you that Manchester United are in direct negotiations with Barcelona, their request is for a fee of €85million, but Man United will have to convince the player, who has not yet given the green light to a move to Old Trafford.
As I have written before, Erik ten Hag is a big fan of his former player and would consider him a “statement” signing, but the big issue is the Dutchman’s desire to stay at Barca and play in the Champions League.
On a more positive update for United, Benfica striker Darwin Nunez is certainly another player discussed internally since March, and I understand the player would like a Premier League move this summer.
As I revealed in my column last month, Man United will 100% sign a new striker this summer, and it is highly likely that Nunez will leave Benfica.
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United surely won’t be alone in targeting him, however, as I understand Arsenal wanted him in January, while West Ham offered €45million on Deadline Day. This offer was rejected by Benfica and he would now cost something closer to a €70/80m fee. He’s an exciting young player who could solve a lot of problems for United up front, in my opinion, and it’s going to be a story to keep a close eye on in this transfer window.
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