All of Tuesday’s biggest Man United news and transfer rumour gossip.
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The outcast midfielder spent last season on loan with Sporting Lisbon, and reports in Portugal had claimed that he was keen on a switch to their cross city rivals.
Manchester United have told Real Madrid they will not consider offers under £25m for 24-year-old Spain goalkeeper David De Gea, The Sun reports.
The deal for the Spanish international is threatening to verge into the realm of being a saga.
Striker Harry Kane, 21, has been advised by former Bolton and England Under-21 midfielder Fabrice Muamba in the Daily Express to ignore interest from Manchester United and stay at Tottenham.
United have been linked with making a £40m bid for the England international following his brilliant breakthrough campaign in the capital.
The agent of Roberto Firmino, the Hoffenheim and Brazil forward who has been linked with a move to Manchester United, has confirmed the 23-year-old is “moving to England”, but any deal will only be completed after the Copa America, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Roger Wittmann, who represents the 23-year-old, would not confirm where the striker’s exact destination was – although he has recently been linked with a move to Manchester United.
United must meet a £35m release clause if they want to sign Valencia’s 27-year-old Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi. The Old Trafford club had valued the player at closer to £25m, the Daily Mirror reports.
The news could now prompt Louis van Gaal to find a more cost effective alternative.