Top Man Utd target feels his club are ‘pushing him out’ as £50m will land Prem winger
A top Manchester United target feels his current club are “pushing him out” while it’s known that the Red Devils could land a Premier League winger with an offer above £50million.
United are heading into the latter stages of the summer transfer window as one of the quietest recruiters out of the big six. Each of the other five sides has outspent the Red Devils so far.
While Carlos Baleba’s impending arrival will up United’s expenditure this summer, he’ll be only the third permanent signing, and each of those have been in the midfield.
Left-back has been an area of concern, and Barcelona’s Alejandro Balde is now seen as one of the top options for the Red Devils.
Alejandro Balde feels Barcelona want him out
And they could be in line for that transfer, as insider Fabrizio Romano has revealed Balde feels the Spanish giants don’t want him.
Romano said: “If you ask me, is Balde 100 per cent leaving? It’s still not 100 per cent guaranteed because Balde is happy at Barcelona. Balde would like to stay, compete for a place; Balde is not asking to go.
“Balde feels Barcelona are trying to find a solution for him, which is different from the story saying Balde is pushing to leave Barcelona. He has not.
“He has a feeling the club is pushing him out. At the same time, Manchester United called to understand the situation but at the moment it depends on the price and it’s still not guaranteed in terms of pricing.”
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United must pay big for Lewis Hall
Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall is the left-sided defender United would most like to sign, but the Magpies made it clear earlier this window that the Englishman would not be going anywhere.
TEAMtalk insider Graeme Bailey has revealed that Hall would have to become the most expensive left-back in history were he to sign for United this summer.
That record is currently the £68million transfer of Lucas Hernandez from Real Madrid to Bayern Munich in 2019.
United are believed to be prepared to test Newcastle’s resolve for Hall, but sources believe a £70million bid is unlikely.
That means a transfer remains highly unlikely, despite the left-back himself having been open to the transfer for some time.
Price for Ismaila Sarr revealed
Elsewhere, TEAMtalk is aware of interest from United in Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr.
Palace are said to want at least £50million before they’d consider doing business for the Senegal man.
The Red Devils are keeping an eye on developments, after Galatasaray got the winger to agree to a move to the Turkish club.
But their pursuit may have been thrown into the air as they felt £30million was going to be enough to convince Palace, when that is no longer the case.
