Manchester United are reportedly ready to turn their attentions to Portugal’s star midfielder Joao Moutinho.
United Plan Move for £25m Portuguese International as Ferguson Gives Up On Modric Chase
Reds Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson seems resigned to losing first-choice target Luka Modric to the lure of Real Madrid and a £35million fee United consider way too high.
But last season’s Premier League runners-up have moved quickly to identify a new set of targets and their scouts at Euro 2012 have urged the Red Devils to now move quickly on Porto schemer Moutinho.
Moutinho has been linked with repeated moves to England in recent seasons with both Everton and Manchester City checking on his progress.
But the 25-year-old’s showings in the European Championships has marked him down as an ideal candidate to fill a much-needed berth in the Old Trafford squad.
Moutinho is currently valued at £25million but earns a relatively modest £45,000 a week back in his homeland. United also feel they can steal a march on their rivals with their track record of investing previously in Portuguese players.
His representative Pini Zahavi has very close ties to super agent Jorge Mendes, who has brought the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Bebe to the Theatre of Dreams in recent seasons.
WE IN MAN U HAVE CLOSE TIES WITH PORTUGUESE PLAYERS SO I DONT THINK BRINGING HIM WILL BE A PROBLEM
I think fegie should not waste his time on van persie we only lack creative midifielder;so this is achance for to concertrate on mothinho,modric and wasley shinieder.
And the problem with van persie is injury plone.Becuase this is only he spend without injury and idont think he will mentain this record for another season.so if he is to look for sriker he get another choice not van persie.
Moutinho will fit the Man united squard. Sir Alex Fergie pls speed up the process for us becos we need to build our midfield.
let 4get about modric n move on with montinho n ozil
let 4get about modric n move on with montinho
The move on Moutinho its better than Modric cause why pay a fortune for a player we dont even know how he would have perfomed wit our jersey.
Losing Modric is bad bt im sure Fergie knows what hes doing..just wish he could stop defending the Glazers…they must folk out moola