Manchester United closing first summer signing under Ten Hag
Manchester United closing first summer signing under Ten Hag as the club prepares £34m bid for Portuguese defender.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is looking to put his mark on the squad in his first window in charge.
Defence is an area that he wants to improve in and Ajax star Jurrien Timber is heavily linked to Red devils.
Matthijs de Ligt of Juventus and Pau Torres of Villarreal are both rumored to be United targets.
But now Sporting Lisbon defender Goncalo Inacio has been thrown into the mix.
Manchester United closing first summer signing
Manchester United are claimed to be ahead of two Premier League rivals in the race for a young Portuguese defender.
Portuguese outlet A Bola claims United has an advantage over both Wolves and Newcastle in the pursuit of the 20-year-old center-back.
According to reports, Manchester United have already prepared an offer of £34.1million (€40m) for the Sporting Lisbon defender.
The Red Devils are also willing to offer bonuses worth a further £4.3m (€5m).
Inacio is said to have a release clause of around £38.4m (€45m) in his Sporting contract.
As of yet, United are not prepared to pay that much upfront but the bonuses mentioned would take the fee total to the same amount as the clause figure
Inacio came through the academy at Sporting and made his debut in October 2020 aged 19.
He has made almost 50 league appearances for the Liga NOS side and has represented Portugal from under-17 to under-21 level.
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