Barcelona have suffered a massive set-back in pursuit of Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado and now Man United are favorites to lure him.
The Fiorentina playmaker has been heavily linked with a move away from the club this summer and the Serie A side are resigned to lose him.
Catalan giants were considered to be favorites to lure him but as per latest reports their bid is in turmoil and now United are closing in by offering big money deal.
Cuadrado’s agent claimed:
“I’ve been in direct contact with Barcelona and with other clubs.”
“They showed interest but now there are no negotiations in place, not with Barcelona or any other clubs.”
However, as per the provided link, the Spanish media suggests that Fiorentina have turned their attention towards Manchester United.
The Red Devils have closed in by offering £29m to hire the services of highly rated attacker and hope to secure the signing.
Money is not an issue for the Old Trafford club as Woodward even claimed that the Devils can break their transfer record again if needed.
There seems to be no indication as yet that Cuadrado wants Champions League football and as far as wages are concerned, United can surely match any club.
On the other hand, Van Gaal is still in pursuit of signing versatile midfielder in Arturo Vidal but the deal remains complex for now.
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Im sick and tired of hearing these bull shit stories everyday about man utd.we linked with almost every player yet nothing comes of it.ed Woodward doesn’t know what he is doing and van gaal is dillutional if he thinks this squad is good enough to win titles . Look at our defence we are yet to sign a quality defender. As for our midfield the less said the better
Woodward and vaan gal should get serious in signing of players. everytime is about to close in yet nothing to be seen. we don’t want to be frustrated again as per last season pliz get serious we need victory but not mourning. put everything in action this verble words doesn’t help leave alone those who are not intrested in coming to utd there are many good players who like to play in man utd eg di maria, guadrado, strootman, hummel and vermeleen just bring them we also like then. pliz pliz time has come our heart is just hanging
How can i be convinced again that we are going to sign Highly rated attacker if Woodward failed to sign De vrij, Vidal, Di marria, Toni Krus, James Rodriques “where is hope”