Manchester United transfer roundup: United could buy £200 million superstar after Mourinho rejects chance to sign Mbappe-Neymar-Bale and more – July 28, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Manchester United transfer roundup for the day! Lots and lots of stories surrounding the Old Trafford outfit are here today and so we will move on to them without any further ado!

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#5 Maguire and Martial

Ah, well, defenders. Despite having five central defenders in the team, Jose Mourinho isn’t convinced by them and wants to add one more player to that position.

The list of players they have targeted is quite huge but none of them have been signed yet. The most recent addition to this list is Leicester City’s, Harry Maguire.

According to Sky journalist Dharmesh Sheth, Manchester United are willing to pay in the region of £65 million for the defender after his great performances for England at the World Cup in Russia.

“Let’s just begin by saying that we shouldn’t be surprised that there’s interest in Harry Maguire given his performances in Russia,” Sheth said.

“Where do we stand with it? Well, we’re told Manchester United have approached Leicester about Maguire and it’s thought United will be prepared to pay in the region of £65m.

“That’s still shy of the world transfer record for a defender which is Virgil van Dijk at £75m. What about Maguire? Well, he’s due to return from holiday in the next few days.”

Sheth also added that while Maguire wants to join the Old Trafford outfit, the Foxes are the ones that hold the power to make the final call.

“It’s understood he would be keen on a move to Old Trafford. But on the flip side, it looks like Leicester hold all the cards here.

“They say he’s not for sale and he won’t be leaving in this window. He’s got four years left on his contract after joining from Hull City for £17m just last summer.”

Sheth then went on to speak about Anthony Martial. The Frenchman’s agent had previously claimed that his client wants to leave the club but Sheth believes that the former Monaco man won’t be sold to rivals.

"The noises that United are making at the moment, almost, that there’s a preparation that they would sell Anthony Martial but not to a direct rival in the Premier League.

“So if he was to start the season for United in the Premier League it’s impossible for him to be sold to another English club but still possible for him to go on to a foreign club as it were.”

#4 More Maguire

Maguire wanted

Things are starting to heat up in this front as Harry Maguire to Manchester United seems like a real possibility at this point in time. According to an exclusive from The Sun, Leicester City are preparing a £35 million bid for Newcastle defender Jamaal Lascelles.

The report claims that the Red Devils can sign Maguire should Leicester successfully acquire the services of the Newcastle defender.

Meanwhile, Manchester United will have to do some selling before they can sign Maguire. According to Mirror, the Old Trafford outfit will let go of Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian in order to fund a £65 million move for the English World Cup star.

United wish to get £30 million for Marcos Rojo while the value of Matteo Darmian, in the report, is £15 million.

#3 Willian, Gary Cahill and Rojo

Cahill wanted

After Barcelona’s acquisition of Malcom, it seems as though Manchester United’s path to sign the Brazilian may now be without any hurdles whatsoever. According to this report from Tuttosport (via Express), Chelsea have accepted United’s £66 million offer for the former Shakhtar star.

However, that is not the shocking part of the story. The report also adds that the Red Devils are also willing to make a move for Gary Cahill – yes, GARY FREAKING CAHILL – which actually could be a poor joke to show how desperate the Old Trafford have been in their search for defenders.

Meanwhile, according to Independent, newly-promoted Wolves are interested in making a swoop for Marcos Rojo from Manchester United as he seems to be one of the players that the Old Trafford outfit is willing to sell.

#2 Mbappe-Neymar-Bale

Toby more important

This is the perhaps the most outrageous rumour that you are going to hear today. Everyone in this world is perhaps to sell one of their organs to see someone like Kylian Mbappe play for their respective club.

And yet, if this report from the Independent is to be believed, then Jose Mourinho apparently turned down the chance of signing Kylian Mbappe, Neymar or Gareth Bale. Ed Woodward wanted a star signing and had targeted one of the three but the former Real Madrid manager’s intention is clear.

He prefers hard-working players like Willian over flamboyant stars and wants to, “ideally”, sign Toby Alderweireld before the window slams shut in just over 10 days’ time.

#1 Harry Kane

Kane to United?

Wait, what? Harry Kane to Manchester United? Yep, that is exactly what the odds claim. According to the last odds, Harry Kane moving to the Old Trafford is 4/1, a move that stunned betting company PaddyPower.

Paddy Power spokesman Lee Price had this to say about the movement: “We are laying Harry Kane to go to Manchester United - it’s come from nowhere.

“The bets have just kept on coming and we’ve had to keep slashing and slashing the price. It seems punters can’t get enough of it.

“It appears United really could get their man and that Kane may be heading to Old Trafford."

The England captain is rated at £200 million and it is difficult to see as to how Spurs would sell him to United when they have been a hard nut to crack in the case of Toby Alderweireld.