Manchester United Intend to Ramp Up Efforts to Secure PSG Midfielder Outcast, Report Says | OneFootball

Manchester United have a few more days to secure Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Manuel Ugarte. Nonetheless, one report reveals that the Red Devils intend to step up their efforts to secure Ugarte before the summer window closes.

The Red Devils have been tracking Ugarte for several weeks, but ESPN’s Rob Dawson reports that the club are unwilling to overspend on the 23-year-old midfielder.

Ugarte is eager to join Manchester United, with their latest verbal offer reportedly reaching €45 million. Nonetheless, this amount would fall short of what PSG are demanding since the Parisians aren’t budging on their reported asking price of at least £51.5 million.

Still, with only a handful of days left before the summer transfer window closes, Football Insider reported on Saturday, citing sources, Manchester United are ramping up their efforts to sign Ugarte in the next few days.

The report adds the midfielder has agreed to the move now that Luis Enrique has informed him he’s not part of the plans for the upcoming season. But the sticking point is the French club’s asking price, which has led the Premier League side to explore other options.

ESPN’s Julien Laurens recently stated that the Red Devils are having a back-and-forth on whether they want to pay a high sum for a player who might not be a starter.

“It’s not the Casimero that we saw at Madrid two or three years ago, but it’s much better than what we saw… Would you go and spend 65 million or 60 million on Ugarte when Casimero is in this form? You need more bodies, that’s for sure, especially in that defensive midfield role.

“But spend all that money for somebody who might not be a starter in your team, that’s where I think that’s where Ugarte to United possibility is right now.”