At Old Trafford they take the lead in the race to sign the Portuguese international from Atlético Madrid
They expect a response from the English club in the middle of this week on whether they accept the conditions of the Spanish club
Atlético de Madrid wants a loan of 10.7 million euros and a future purchase commitment of close to 80 million to Manchester United. The Portuguese attacker has a free hand to leave the Wanda Metropolitano, since the rojiblanco coach Diego Simeone does not take him into account in his plans.
The Portuguese international has not had consistent performances since moving to the club from Benfica four years ago and the United is currently one of the leading candidates to sign him Erik ten Hag wants to increase his attacking options, and with the termination of Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract in November, there is a vacant opening in attack.
According to information detailed by Mirrorthe agent of the Portuguese attacker of Atlético de Madrid, Jorge Mendes, had a meeting with Miguel Ángel Gil to submit United’s initial offer of a €3m direct loan and a commitment to cover the player’s wages.
However, the rojiblanco club rejected the first offer and They expect a response from the English club in the middle of this week on whether they accept the conditions of the Spanish club or match any offer submitted by another club that is higher than the one previously submitted.
The Arsenal also maintains interest in the Portuguese and was looking forward to signing him in the summer. Atlético believes that Mendes will hold further talks with the Gunners tomorrow to see whether or not they reaffirm their starting position.
A bid in which the former Manchester United player, Patrice Evra wanted to comment and assess whether or not it was necessary to continue in the fight for the Atlético de Madrid attacker: “We can play with Martial, Garnacho and Rashford but we need a killer, someone live for goals. I don’t care if they play well, I just want them to score goals. That’s why I don’t think Joao Félix is the right type of player for United right now,” Patrice warned.
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“I don’t want United to look beautiful. With players like Felix, people will say how beautiful we look with the way we play, that doesn’t matter to me. At this time they need to bring someone who comes just to score goals& rdquor ;, settled the former Manchester United.