Southampton who have already lost Nathaniel Clyne and Schneiderlin this year, don’t intend let Mane go, but United might be willing to meet his fees seeing that Pedro is nearly taken by Chelsea.
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Mane has impressed since moving to St. Mary’s last summer and holds the record of the fastest ever hat-trick in Premier League history following his triple in the Saints’ 6-1 thrashing of Aston Villa last term. Both matches resulted in 1-0 wins for the side with neither goal scored by the club’s main attacking players, something Louis van Gaal will be hoping Sadio Mane can fix for the club. That is the expectation now for Van Gaal and he is aware that more quality in the final third is needed if they are to compete with their rivals.
Mane has been identified as an alternative to Pedro Rodriguez, who is close to finalising his 21 million pound move to Chelsea this week. It’s not nice but everybody knows we don’t sell any more players.
It happened to me past year in Sampdoria.
United will look to extend their winning start at home to Newcastle United on Saturday, when Schweinsteiger could make his full debut. The decision that matters is if he’s good enough – it’s fair to say he’s not proved that for certain at Southampton yet.
Although he has played in a World Cup and Copa America final, Romero admits it came as something of a shock to be ahead of Valdes and De Gea in the pecking order at Old Trafford.
The Dutch manager is keen to strengthen his forward line this summer following the departures of Radamel Falcao, Robin van Persie, Angel di Maria and Nani, and has indicated that he is looking for a player with speed and creativity. “We would like to continue with these players”, Koeman added. Mane enjoyed at outstanding campaign last season and his pace, trickery and adaptability has caught the eye of several clubs.
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“But in his first season he did very well, got into double figures with Premier League goals and he’s very rarely injured”.
