If the latest information coming out of France is correct, then Liverpool, Tottenham and Aston Villa are all about to miss out on Manuel Ugarte.
The midfielder has been a target for many Premier League clubs, but it’s Paris Saint-Germain who look set to make the most concrete move, as they are about to trigger his release clause.
L’Equipe back up reports in Portugal about the interest and talks, and then take it one step further by stating they are ‘very advanced’.
That would be a blow for Liverpool, who were recently dubbed as the ‘closest to an assault’ for the Uruguayan, as well as Tottenham and Aston Villa, who were said to be ‘shoulder to shoulder’ in the race.
L’Equpe explain to their readers that Ugarte has a €60m releasee clause, that Paris Saint-Germain ‘will trigger’, meaning that ‘barring a U-turn’, then he should be the first signing made by the Ligue 1 giants this summer.
Therefore, Liverpool, who appear to be after Alexis MacAllister, Tottenham and Aston Villa will have to either move very quickly to try and get a say or simply look at other targets.
