His agent, Mino Raiola, denied on Twitter this week that a deal had been struck, but those are the figures that have been reported by English, Italian and French media.
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The Red Devils are now getting used to life under new manager Jose Mourinho as they prepare for the Portuguese coach’s first season in charge at Old Trafford.
However, the Old Trafford hierarchy are hoping to bring that down by at least €10m and sources have told ESPN FC that negotiations are now going more smoothly.
However, Zinedine Zidane has been coy about the possibility of an offer for the France worldwide.
That will make the midfielder, at 23, the most expensive transfer ever, eclipsing the fee Real Madrid paid for Gareth Bale in the summer of 2013.
With Paul Pogba said to be close to completing a switch to Manchester United, Dwight Yorke feels the move would be a boost for Wayne Rooney.
Pogba was on United’s books as a teenager, but left in 2012 having only made seven appearances for the club. “I’m looking forward to it”, the United and England captain said. The Premier League-winning boss has already agreed deals for Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan this summer.
The First Never Follows film series by Adidas launches tomorrow with one for each of the six biggest Adidas-sponsored clubs: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus and AC Milan. “As always, as a footballer, it’s exciting to play under a new manager and you’re always getting those butterflies to get the new season started”, he stated.
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“We’re in a very good spot now, we think we can challenge for the Premier League, and we want to put a marker down, in the Community Shield with Leicester”.
