Manchester United transfer news: Real Madrid want £90 million Manchester United star whose team-mate offers himself to Barcelona for £88 million and more – July 7, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! The Premier League transfer window is going shut down on the 9th of August – which is just over a month away – and clubs are picking up the pace in order to get deals done in time.

Manchester United have, thus far, made three signings but it doesn’t look like they are going to stop here. With Mourinho not entirely convinced by his defence, there is a chance that he could make at least two more signings to strengthen the backline – at least that is what the stories suggest so.

There are not many stories tonight regarding the most popular club in England but the ones that are here are quite big in stature. So without further ado, let’s begin!

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#5 Alderweireld’s backing and Lozano

Manchester United target Toby Alderweireld has backed Daley Blind’s reported move to Ajax. The duo played together in Holland with Ajax and also shared the same school.

And now, while one of them is a Manchester United player, the one might just as well be somewhere down the line. But the chances of them being in the same team at United are scarce as Alderweireld thinks that Blind moving to Ajax would be “nice” both the club and the player.

“Daley is a great guy," Alderweireld said.

“We did not just play together, but also went to school together. He is a proper Amsterdammer.

“It is nice for both parties involved that he has said he would be open to a return - if it happens."

Meanwhile, according to Daily Star, Manchester United will have to spend big should they want to land Hirving Lozano after the Mexican enjoyed a great World Cup with his team.

According to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, the deal could cost around a mammoth £50 to £60 million.

"Realistically you can add £10m to £15m to the price as they know United have deep pockets."

"You combine that with a good World Cup performance and you only have to look at what happened with James Rodriguez in the last World Cup."

"You put those two things together and you're talking in the £50 to £60m bracket."

#4 Lukaku’s recommendation and Gedson

Training Belgium

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho isn’t entirely satisfied with his defence – something that has been mentioned in the previous slide – and wants reinforcements, especially in the left-back position.

United, as a result, have been linked with some left-backs and now, if this report from Il Messaggero is to be believed, then Romelu Lukaku has recommended his brother – Jordan Lukaku – to manager Jose Mourinho.

Meanwhile, O Jogo, via TeamTalk, state that the Red Devils are after Benfica starlet Gedson Fernandes and are confident that they will be able to land the 19-year-old, who has a release clause of €60 million.

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo

Juve bound?

Everything points towards Cristiano Ronaldo moving to Juventus in the summer and yet, Spanish media seem to want to squeeze as much as possible from the story. According to the folks at Don Balon, Florentino Perez is indeed open to selling the superstar this summer.

However, he wants €150 million for the man that scored four goals in the World Cup 2018 but could also settle for €130 million. The two teams that are fighting for his signature, the report adds, are Juventus and Manchester United.

#2 Sergio Ramos is aware

Lukaku had a great game against Brazil

Sergio Ramos is not your average player. He knows everything. If you are a daily reader of this column, then you will know that the Spain and Real Madrid captain is basically at the center of everything – at least that is how some outlets portray him indirectly.

According to Don Balon, Sergio Ramos is aware of who Real Madrid are targeting as the fabled BBC is seemingly breaking up. While the usual replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo is Neymar, Mbappe or Eden Hazard, Benzema will also be replaced.

And the person that the Blanco have targeted is Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, who was excellent in his last game for Belgium against Brazil and also in the World Cup overall.

Lukaku was signed by United only last season from Everton for an initial fee of £75 million which could go up to £90 million with add-ons.

#1 Paul Pogba wants Barcelo to sign him

Pogba wants to join Barca

It all began with a report of Barca targeting Paul Pogba. After that, Lionel Messi vouched for the French midfielder and now the third stage is complete as the player himself wants to leave the Theatre of Dreams for Camp Nou.

According to Don Balon, the Frenchman has informed Barca defender Samuel Umtiti that the Blaugrana could sign him for a €100 million as Manchester United have named that price to PSG, who are also interested in the Frenchman.

The report adds that Pogba doesn’t want to play at PSG because there could be ego clashes with Neymar at Paris.