Manchester United opens negotiations to cut off Milan to sign 35 million iron waists! Six candidates are exposed, and the team soul may stay in the team

Manchester United are said to be in talks with Ligue 1 Monaco over the transfer of Youssouf Fofana ·. That's because the deal to bring in 23-year-old Uruguay international Manuel · Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain may have failed, and the €70 million price tag of Grand Paris has made Sir Jim · Ratcliffe decide to give up.

United wanted to bring in a purely defensive midfielder in the summer window, and Ugarte was the first choice, but the deal proved difficult to succeed with, with the main obstacle being price. Manchester United have agreed a personal agreement with Ugarte on a five-year contract, but the inability to negotiate a transfer fee with Paris means they have to choose someone else.

Sky Sports reports that Manchester United's focus has turned to replacements, with Wesley Fofana being one of those options, with the Red Devils in "preliminary talks" with Monaco over a deal. Fofana joined Monaco from Strasbourg in 2020 and made 175 appearances, scoring seven goals. The 25-year-old France international is in the final year of his contract with Monaco, meaning his price will not be ridiculously high.

Of course, there are other clubs interested, such as Serie A's AC Milan who have already reached a personal deal with Fofana, while Atletico Madrid, who have made a lot of moves in the summer window, are also eager to compete. Therefore, the player will not be particularly cheap either. Monaco are reportedly asking for a transfer fee of €35 million (£29.4 million). It's much cheaper than Ugarte, but it's not a "cabbage price" for a "contract year" player.

In addition, the signing of Wesley Fofana is not the only option for United at the moment, with the INEOS team in Rajue in the process of approaching six midfielders from around the world. Burnley's 26-year-old Norway international Sandel · Berg, Wolves' Joao · Gomez, Real Sociedad's Spain midfielders Martin· Subimendi, Palmeiras Colombia new core Richard · Ríos and last season's Fiorentina loan · Amrabat are among the candidates.

Manchester United's interest in Ugarte remains, but it seems unlikely that PSG will need to cut prices significantly. Manchester United remain in contact with Grand Paris as a deal for England winger Jadon Sancho could also be discussed, although talks are also in the initial stages. Transfer fees will vary widely, and Sancho's personal terms are not expected to be a problem.

Manchester United have been hoping to sell their existing midfielders in order to raise funds for new signings, but unfortunately they have so far sold only one midfielder from Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, and his transfer fee is only 500,000 euros, which is a drop in the bucket.

According to Sky Sports, Fulham will not make any more offers for 27-year-old Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay, who saved Ten Hag on multiple occasions last season. British media revealed that the three offers from the "farmer" did not meet Manchester United's estimate of McTominay's £30 million, so they were rejected. Their last offer was £20 million, which is £5 million short of United's lowest value. However, the London club will not make any further offers and they intend to buy Andre · da Silva of Fluminense, Brazil.

Manchester United are looking to purge a lot of first-team players in the summer window, but given the transfer fee they are asking for, and the exorbitant wages of the players, it will not be an easy task. The likes of Jadon Sancho, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro and Victor Lindelof all sold for a summer without progress, and there are clubs who do have an interest in them but are unable or unwilling to match their weekly wage at Old Trafford.

In an ideal world, United would have hoped to complete the transfer deal before the start of the new season, but the reality is brutal and Ten Hag and his fans will have to wait until the summer window deadline on 30 August to see if there is a whistle signing.