Man United looking at French Star midfielder as Joao Neves alternative after Second bid not accepted

Man United looking at French Star midfielder as Joao Neves alternative after Second bid not accepted

Man United is keeping occupied in the transfer market, but it appears that completing a deal to acquire Joao Neves may be challenging.

Paris Saint-Germain is the most recent team to bid for the 19-year-old’s services, according to CaughtOffside sources with knowledge of the current situation at Old Trafford.

However, the €80 million that is on the table is far less than the €120 million that Benfica is hoping to receive in exchange for letting Neves move on.

Joshua Zirkzee, an outstanding striker man for Bologna, is already in advanced talks with United, and it’s commonly known that Matthijs de Ligt of Bayern Munich is exclusively interested in joining the Red Devils.

That will see him reunite with old Ajax manager, Erik ten Hag, and help to shore up what’s been a leaky and unreliable back line.

At €120m, ten Hag won’t insist on Neves, but CaughtOffside sources note that Juve’s Adrien Rabiot is seriously being considered as an alternative.

Adrien Rabiot
Adrien Rabiot to Manchester United?
There’s also the possibility that Manuel Ugarte finds his way to Old Trafford if PSG do end up landing Neves.

Liverpool are out of the picture as far as Neves is concerned, as they too consider his transfer fee to be far too prohibitive.

Although pre-season has already begun for those players not representing their countries at Euro 2024, the Copa America or the Olympic Games, there’s still plenty of time left in the transfer market for clubs to land their preferred targets.

From United’s point of view, now that they have all of the moving parts in place, in terms of board structure, they can start to move forward quickly in the marketplace.