Manchester United are suggested to have made an attempt to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic in January, claims Spanish newspaper AS.
The outlet claims a top Premier League side were negotiating with Juventus to sign Vlahovic and only names United, reporting that only the involvement of an agent at the last minute led to the deal being cancelled.
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The report reads: “As AS has learned from sources that were directly involved in the negotiations, Juventus negotiated the sale of Vlahovic with a top Premier League team, presumably United, in the last winter market.
“The required price was in a range that went from 100 to 120 million euros. And when the discussions were about to come to an end and the transfer to be consummated, the Serbian striker’s agent stopped everything.”
Believe January claim or not but Vlahovic could be target for the summer
It’s quite easy to dismiss AS report. Manchester United were not regarded to have had any money available to sign players in January. The club settled for Wout Weghorst on a loan deal.
Perhaps an exception could have been made if Vlahovic genuinely was available. However, it seems more likely that the Premier League club involved could have been Chelsea, rather than Manchester United.
This summer, things could change. Fuelled by a takeover, Manchester United will have the funds to sign a striker, and the position will be a priority.
Vlahovic is one of the best young strikers in Europe and could cost a far more reasonable fee than the one suggested.
Juventus paid £66 million to sign him a year ago and it is possible he could cost a similar amount, rather than being sold for £100 million plus like Victor Osimhen.
Vlahovic scored for Juventus last week in the Europa League and has netted 10 goals this season in 20 games in all competitions.
The 23-year-old also netted at the World Cup, and has played well despite Juventus wretched season. Earlier this campaign Forbes described him as ‘a Ferrari-level player being driven like a Fiat’. Juventus sit seventh in Serie A.
He is physical, technical striker who could thrive in Erik ten Hag’s system, and while this particular rumour that United negotiated for him in January, seems somewhat doubtful, he will almost certainly be on the club’s radar for the summer transfer window ahead.
‘You deserve everything’… Patrice Evra sends message to 22-year-old Manchester United star
Patrice Evra has told Jadon Sancho he ‘deserves everything’ if he continues to work as hard as he did against Leicester City.
The Manchester United winger was a half-time substitute against the Foxes and went on to play on of his best 45 minutes for the club since he joined.
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Sancho scored one goal and created three chances in an impressive performance, which served as the ideal warm-up for the Barcelona game later this week.
He is now up to five goals for the season, already surpassing his tally of four from the previous campaign.
Evra message to Sancho
Former United defender Evra reached out on Twitter to tell Jadon Sancho: “You deserve everything when your working that hard son.”
He has just returned from a spell out of the game to recover his fitness. Sancho is looking far happier than he did before, and it is translating into his football too.
Still only 22, Sancho’s best years are ahead of him and he has been adjusting to the pressures of playing for one of the world’s top clubs. Evra’s message will mean a lot if he sees it.
Sancho would be glad to see his work ethic being praised. While this is a strong part of his game, this is not always the aspect which gets the most attention. Now playing in a central role, it is even more important he works hard to do his job for the team.
This time next week we hope Sancho’s hard work has been rewarded with a Carabao Cup medal. He will be looking to play a huge part in his first game at Wembley for the club.
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