From Spain – Man Utd plan £85m bid for ‘irreplaceable’ Real Madrid midfielder this summer

From Spain – Man Utd plan £85m bid for ‘irreplaceable’ Real Madrid midfielder this summer

According to a Spanish rumor, Manchester United intends to make a significant bid for Federico Valverde as Casemiro’s prior remarks about the Real Madrid midfield player become public knowledge.

Man Utd has had an extremely dismal season, and it is improbable that the largest English team can even place in the top half of the Premier League standings.

The Red Devils have advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals, but it will hurt if they don’t accomplish anything noteworthy in the domestic cup tournaments.

With neither Rasmus Hojlund nor Joshua Zirkzee showing much promise, head coach Ruben Amorim wants to bolster his offense during the summer transfer window.

Man Utd are also looking for a new goalkeeper to compete with Andre Onana and eventually replace him in the starting line-up.

It seems that the Red Devils believe that the midfield department also needs addressing, with a report in Spain claiming that Madrid midfielder Valverde is on their radar.

According to Fichajes, Man Utd are planning to submit a bid of €100million (£85m, $110.5m) for Valverde.

The report has claimed that Man Utd view the Uruguay international midfielder ‘as a key player’ in their new project.

Man Utd, who tried to sign Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham way back in the summer of 2020, believe that Valverde’s ‘signing would be a strategic move not only to strengthen the team in the short term, but also to establish a solid foundation for the future’.

‘The Old Trafford board sees Valverde as a player with leadership and potential, capable of becoming a key player in the Premier League,’ adds the report.

Fichajes has noted that defending Spanish and European champions Madrid themselves are in no rush to sell the 26-year-old, who has been on their books since 2016 and has won LaLiga thrice and the Champions League twice.

Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti described Valverde as “irreplaceable” in August 2024, as quoted on Football Espana.