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Manchester United are pushing to make a third summer signing.

It remains to be seen if United will be able to sell the players they no longer want this summer. A few remain because nobody is making offers to sign them.

The problem for United is we need to sell players to raise funds for further transfers. That has been the club’s line for a long time before Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro became Reds.

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, United are in constant dialogue with Paris Saint-Germain over the potential transfer of Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte this summer.

Speaking to CaughtOffside, Romano explained that Ugarte is the main target for United in the midfield department. The Reds have also been linked with AS Monaco’s Youssouf Fofana but Romano believes Ugarte is the preferred target as things stand.

“Manchester United had some conversations with Monaco to understand the availability of players like Youssouf Fofana and Vanderson, but my understanding is that, internally, the main names Man United are discussing for the midfield is PSG’s Manuel Ugarte, and Sofyan Amrabat,” Romano said in his latest Daily Briefing column.

“For Amrabat, they didn’t trigger the buy option, but it remains a possibility for them to discuss different terms with Fiorentina.

“And for Ugarte, they remain in conversations with Paris Saint-Germain, while they have an agreement with the player. I’m hearing there are contacts ongoing between Man United and PSG since June, not official bids accepted or rejected – it’s a constant dialogue between the clubs.

“Ugarte remains on Man United’s list and he said yes last week, so now it depends on Manchester United. But as I previously said, it was always going to take some days to decide after they spent big money on Leny Yoro.”

United had been waiting on offers from Saudi Arabia for Casemiro. However, their interest in the Brazilian veteran has cooled in recent weeks.

This means it has become an ever greater challenge to get Casemiro off the wage books.

Casemiro could stay but that means someone else will need to be sold. Could that be Scott McTominay?

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