Wednesday’s biggest Man United news and transfer gossip.
The “mystery” signing Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he will be making this summer looks to be Juventus’s 30-year-old Spanish striker Fernando Llorente, the Daily Mirror reports.
The Red Devils are known to be on the lookout for a new striker following Robin van Persie’s departure to Fenerbahce last week.
The Red Devils want Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 29, and goalkeeper Keylor Navas, 28 – or £28m in cash – in exchange for goalkeeper David De Gea, 24, Marca reports.
The report in Spain is likening the relationship between the two clubs to the Cola War.
Fellow Spanish outlet AS.com claim Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will have talks with Ramos, who has verbally agreed on a salary with United were he to move to Old Trafford.
Speculation surrounding Ramos’ future continues to grow as a new contract is still yet to be offered.
Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm admits striker Thomas Muller, 25, could follow Bastian Schweinsteiger to Manchester United after the Old Trafford club were linked with a move for the Germany international, the London Evening Standard reports.
But Lahm denied that he could follow suit by reiterating his desire to stay with the German giants.
Manchester United’s Danish goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, 31, will see out the remaining year of his contract, despite the imminent arrival of Argentina international Sergio Romero, the Daily Star reports.
