Manchester United are hoping to finally wrap up a deal for Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas Moura with the Daily Mail claiming that a delegation from Brazil will fly to Manchester for talks with United over the 19-year-old.
United had a delegation in Brazil last month discussing a 38million
euro (£30million) bid but that was rejected by Sao Paulo amidst concerns
at the Brazilian club that they would not be able to recruit a
replacement with the Brazilian transfer window having closed last month.
Club director Joao Paulo de Jesus Lopes admits that further talks
have taken place between the two clubs but he has denied reports from
Italy that a deal has been done with Inter Milan which would see Lucas move for a maximum of 30million euro (£23million) – much less than has reportedly been offered by United.
“I do not know this information,” Lopes said of the Inter bid. “I was
with Juvenal [Juvencio, club president] on Wednesday and Thursday. We
just sat down to negotiate with Manchester, but we were not satisfied
with the values.”
Meanwhile, Lucas’s agent, Wagner Ribeiro, is in the UK at present, as
is the player’s family. Lucas was in action at Old Trafford in Brazil’s
3-1 victory over Belarus last weekend although he only came on for the
last five minutes. He could be back there on Tuesday for the semi-final
if Brazil defeat Honduras in their quarter-final clash at Newcastle
today. However, Sao Paulo sports director Adalberto Baptista has
dismissed speculation in Brazil that Manchester City have also joined the race for Lucas.
Taken at http://www.footballgossip.org.uk
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