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Manchester United are starring nan title to motion Mateus Fernandes from West Ham. The midfielder besides has liking from Arsenal, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, but nan strongest early moves person travel from United arsenic they look to boost Michael Carrick’s squad.
West Ham dream to person £80m for Fernandes, though they whitethorn look financial unit to driblet their asking value aft their relegation from nan Premier League. The nine mislaid £104.2m past twelvemonth and request to raise much than £100m successful transportation income this summer.
Fernandes, who joined West Ham from Southampton for £38m past summer, is 1 of their biggest assets and has caught nan oculus of a big of apical clubs. United are keen to bolster their midfield aft Casemiro’s departure connected a free transportation and person already signed Éderson from Atalanta.
It is believed that United are Fernandes’s likeliest destination if he moves to different English club. However, sources person cautioned that location could beryllium a push from Madrid, who person just reappointed José Mourinho arsenic their caller manager. United will beryllium wary of missing retired connected Fernandes to their erstwhile coach.
Arsenal are thought to consciousness that West Ham’s asking value for Fernandes is excessively high. There is much assurance astir United. They person been keen connected Elliot Anderson but are likely to beryllium outbid by Manchester City for nan England and Nottingham Forest midfielder. Fernandes is much wrong their value range.
West Ham are expected to suffer a big of apical talent aft dropping into nan Championship. There is plentifulness of liking successful Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville, who could beryllium successful moreover bigger request if he impresses for nan Netherlands astatine nan World Cup. Taty Castellanos, nan Argentinian striker, is an action for Everton.
