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Premier League side Man Utd are now in the race to sign Chelsea target Manuel Ugarte from Sporting Lisbon this summer, according to reports.
The Red Devils have had a good first season under Erik ten Hag with the Dutchman securing a top-four Premier League finish and a Carabao Cup triumph, while they have a chance of further glory when they take on Man City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
And now Ten Hag is hopeful that the Man Utd board will back him in the transfer market despite .
Chelsea, Aston Villa and Liverpool have all linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Ugarte as they look to add to their squads this summer.
with new boss Mauricio Pochettino giving his approval to the transfer.
However, Portuguese publication A Bola claim today that Man Utd ‘are in the race to sign’ Ugarte and are ‘receptive to paying’ his €60m release clause this summer.
News that Man Utd are interested in his services ‘pleases’ the Uruguay international for three reasons, which A Bola list.
A Bola add:
‘The first is that you still have the possibility to play in the attractive Premier League; the second is that, even with strong competition in the midfield, he knows that he is a player that pleases the Dutch coach Ten Hag, who sees him as a player of the future; finally, that Manchester United, in addition to being back in the Champions League, is a club that will invest heavily in the summer market to be able to return to discussing titles internally and also in Europe.’
Man Utd, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain are now understood to be leading the race to sign the 22-year-old and, because all of them are prepared to pay his release clause, Ugarte will have the ‘decisive word’.
Ugarte’s agent Jorge Chijane claims that he is “almost certain” that the Sporting Lisbon midfielder will leave Portugal in the summer.
“It’s almost certain that he won’t stay,” Chijane told O Jogo. “It’s sure he’ll leave.
It’s been suggested that Erik ten Hag “doesn’t like British players” as the Manchester United boss “hasn’t learned anything” from the last two years.
No prizes for guessing the game of the weekend, but there’s also the prospect of a Man United debutant beginning the trivial task of simply fixing all of their problems.
Another international break has been navigated and the Premier League returns with some lovely debuts, including one which may make Erik ten Hag look silly.
The Sun have some fun with puns while a Liverpool midfielder is brutally cut down to size by his own national team manager.
New Man Utd signing Manuel Ugarte insists he is “ready” to play games for the Red Devils despite his lack of minutes in pre-season.
Paul Scholes has identified his main “concern” over the signing of Manuel Ugarte and reckons he’s “going to have to be some player” to help Man Utd.
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