Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward has flown to Barcelona to try finalise a £22million deal for Spain star Pedro. Barcelona are trailing 4-0 after the first leg meeting at the San Mames stadium.
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The Spanish global has been strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford in recent weeks as Louis van Gaal looks to bring in a replacement for Angel Di Maria following his big-money move to Paris Saint-Germain. I’m an ambitious player. They dismantled West Brom Three-Zero of their opening recreation of the Premier League season on Monday, with two objectives from Yaya Toure and an distinctive efficiency from David Silva. But we have talked enough about Pedro.
The La Liga champions played Sevilla in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup in what was meant to be Pedro’s farewell game. When you know you may leave, it is hard. “I don’t know, I don’t know if I will continue here”.
He added: “Manchester? Yes, there are nice challenges on all sides”. Today I’m here, and I’m happy. “Stay or go, I will always be of this team”, Pedro said.
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“Pedro has told me he wants to go”.
