Man utd's stance on manuel ugarte transfer after making feelings clear to psg

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN MIDFIELDER MANUEL UGARTE HAS BECOME MANCHESTER UNITED'S NUMBER ONE TRANSFER PRIORITY AFTER COMPLETING THE SIGNINGS OF JOSHUA ZIRKZEE AND LENY YORO 12:12, 20 Jul 2024

Manchester United are determined to make Paris Saint-Germain star Manuel Ugarte their third signing of the summer transfer window. United have enjoyed a productive week, signing striker

Joshua Zirkzee and defender Leny Yoro, and now want to add a midfielder to their haul. Erik ten Hag’s side have shelled out £36.5million to land Zirkzee from Bologna and a potential £58m for

Yoro from Lille and therefore don’t have a huge amount left for Ugarte. PSG only signed Ugarte from Sporting Lisbon last year in a deal worth £51.1m and understandably want to recoup the

money they spent and more. The French giants are demanding £59m for the 23-year-old Uruguay international. READ MORE: Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd eye Ugarte & Rabiot, Arsenal

'close' to Calafiori, Liverpool latestREAD MORE: Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag breaks silence on Matthijs de Ligt transfer United have agreed personal terms with Ugarte, who

has become their No.1 target, ahead of Matthijs de Ligt. Ten Hag is keen to bring in the Bayern Munich defender after losing Raphael Varane and Willy Kambwala, but knows midfield is a bigger

priority. With PSG standing firm over their valuation of Ugarte, United need to focus on shifting unwanted players first. The sales of Kambwala (£10m to Villarreal), Mason Greenwood (£26.6m

to Marseille), Donny van de Beek (£500,000 to Girona) and Alvaro Fernandez (£5m to Benfica), as well as the departures of high earners Varane and Anthony Martial after their contracts

expired, have helped, but more are needed. United are open to offers for Victor Lindelof, Casemiro and Scott McTominay and are also hoping to earn around £15m for Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The

right-back is being eyed by West Ham, while an offer of less than £30m from Fulham has already been rejected for McTominay, who is attracting attention for the second straight summer window.

Article continues below _HAVE YOUR SAY! IS MANUEL UGARTE THE RIGHT PLAYER FOR MANCHESTER UNITED? COMMENT BELOW._ United’s hopes of landing Ugarte could be helped by Jorge Mendes – the agent

who also worked on Yoro’s move to Old Trafford. Mendes is acting for Ugarte and is also the representative of Benfica star Joao Neves, who PSG want as his replacement. Neves has a release

clause worth around £100m and PSG need the money from Ugarte before they can move for the Portuguese youngster. But with Mendes in the driving seat on both deals, there is a hope that

mutually beneficial deals can be struck. For example, United hope that a season-long loan with an up-front fee and an obligation to buy next summer could work for all parties. Ugarte, a

defensively-minded midfielder, made 37 appearances for PSG across all competitions last season, chipping in with three assists. But he lost his place at the end of the campaign and was left

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