On Tuesday, a report in Italy appeared claiming that Manchester United had made an offer of €55m for Lazio’s Sergej Milinković-Savić.
It appears the Serbian is the player the Red Devils are targeting to replace the departing Paul Pogba, but money will have to be spent.
The report of a bid being made is corroborated by Corriere della Sera, who explain Manchester United’s offer of ‘under €60m does not satisfy the Lazio president’, Claudio Lotito.
That doesn’t mean he isn’t for sale, however, but the belief across the board is that the Serie A side want around €80m for their star.
Quotidiano push a similar line, pointing out that Manchester United’s ‘first offer did not meet the requests’ set by the Italians, who don’t intend to ‘give discounts to any suitor’.
However, there’s a bit more in here, with the outlet believing that Erik ten Hag and co. ‘will reorganise to present a new proposal, raising the offer to €65m’.
Something to keep an eye on.
