Manchester United face stiff competition in race to sign £36m Real Madrid Playmaker, Juventus ace rules out move to Old Trafford and more Manchester United Transfer News: May 25, 2019

#1 United face stiff competition in race to sign £36m Playmaker

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Manchester United will be locked in a battle with Arsenal for James Rodriguez in the summer, according to The Sun. The Real Madrid midfielder is currently on loan to Bayern Munich, but will not be extending his loan spell after spending two years with the club. The Columbian has informed Bayern that he want to leave the Bundesliga giants, but the situation at his parent club is quite complicated.

Rodriguez has very little chances of making it to the first team at Real Madrid, because of the return of Zinedine Zidane. The Frenchman had loaned out the Columbian to Bayern in the first place and has shown no indications of a change of heart. This has interested Manchester United, who are looking for big changes in the squad in the summer. Unfortunately for the Red Devils, they are not the only ones in the fray, with PSG, Arsenal and Juventus all closely monitoring the situation.

The Columbian has 28 appearance for Bayern this season, and has 7 goals and 4 assists to his name. However, the Sun also reports that Juventus are the front runners in the race right now, even though no official bids have been submitted.