Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba is also in his stable, and reports say that the ex-United player is close to making a €120m return just four years after Alex Ferguson let him leave for free.
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The Red Devils are finally ready to make an offer for French ace Paul Pogba.
Despite Marotta’s claims, media reports in the UK claim Juventus have already rejected an offer of £87m for the player with United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola and the Italian club in talks about the transfer.
If this indeed does go through, it would be the biggest transfer in years and the most expensive all time.
Pogba is now on holiday away from Juve until August 6 after the Frenchman appeared for France in the European Championships this summer.
There had been suggestions on Wednesday night that Real Madrid were plotting a last-minute swoop on Pogba.
Raiola, the player’s agent, is reportedly set to pick up around 20 per cent of the overall transfer fee which would see him take away almost £20m.
The inspirational 32-year-old led outsiders Leicester to a fairytale Premier league title success last season based on his defensive organization.
Jose Mourinho is widely known to want a fourth big-name signing after completing deals to sign Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Undeterred, United will go back in again with a steely determination to capture Pogba, who is now away on holiday in Miami alongside another of Raiola’s clients, Romelu Lukaku.
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Real Madrid are also keen on signing Pogba, but are not willing to meet Juventus’ steep asking price, while their manager, Zinedine Zidane, has hinted that Los Blancos will not rival United for the player’s signature.
