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Sporting CP midfielder Manuel Ugarte has undergone medical examinations forward of a proposed switch to Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester United had been linked with Ugarte, 22, by Portuguese media just one week in the past.
Chelsea, nevertheless, gave the impression to be the frontrunner for the Uruguayan’s signature earlier than PSG moved into pole place over the weekend.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed yesterday that Ugarte was in Paris to do his medical checks with the membership with the Paris outfit set to pay €60million for his providers.
He’s anticipated to pen a long-term deal on the French capital, who’re mentioned to be near sacking supervisor Christophe Galtier.
In fact, it’s unlikely that United had been ever significantly concerned within the race for Ugarte.
With such a excessive name-value, the Outdated Trafford outfit had been in all probability thrown in to fire up the pot greater than something.
United are in negotiations with Chelsea to accumulate Mason Mount, whereas Adrien Rabiot – who’s now a free agent having ran down his contract at Juventus – stays linked with the membership following final summer time’s breakdown in talks.
The media flurry which sees United usually linked to tons of of gamers throughout the switch window was set alight a number of weeks in the past.
Remarkably, one journalist quipped that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – probably the greatest gamers on the planet – is “on United’s radar”.
Lengthy-term goal Declan Rice shouldn’t be mentioned to be on United’s shortlist for midfielders this summer time with the membership being priced out of a transfer by West Ham; Arsenal and Bayern Munich appear to be essentially the most events while Todd Boehly’s trigger-happy Chelsea can’t be dominated out of the operating.
Donny van de Beek is in search of an exit out of Outdated Trafford as he goals to rebuild his stumbling profession, whereas Fred has been linked with a transfer to Fulham.
