{"id":547822,"date":"2020-03-31T04:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T08:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=547822"},"modified":"2020-03-31T04:04:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T08:04:51","slug":"report-manchester-united-confident-of-signing-135m-saul-niguez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/31\/report-manchester-united-confident-of-signing-135m-saul-niguez\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Manchester United Confident of Signing \u00a3135m Saul Niguez"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Adam Shergold of the Daily Mail<\/a>, Manchester United<\/a> are confident of signing Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez<\/a> for a club-record \u00a3135-million. Furthermore, this signing would be the replacement of Paul Pogba<\/a> if he were to leave the Red Devils.<\/p>\n

Manchester United Identify Saul as Ideal Replacement<\/h2>\n

Midfielder Impresses Red Devils Scouts<\/h3>\n

United sent their scouts to watch Atletico Madrid face Liverpool<\/a> in the Champions League. Furthermore, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer received glistening reports from the scouts after watching Saul. He was instrumental in the defeat of the impending Premier League champions.<\/p>\n

However, with these crucial performances for Atletico, there comes a price if Liverpool’s biggest rivals want to bring those performances to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

The Massive Release Clause to Pay for a Big Name Player<\/h3>\n

Saul Niguez has a buy-out clause in his nine-year Atletico contract of \u00a3135m and United are prepared to match that, smashing the club record \u00a389m they spent to bring Pogba back from Juventus<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n

Now that Pogba could be sold back to Juventus for a slashed price<\/a>, Saul is looking like the replacement that United needs. He’s a world-class option in the center of the park. Furthermore, he has the profile of a younger playmaker with a very high ceiling.<\/p>\n

Saul has scored four goals this season for Atletico Madrid. This includes the only goal in the round-of-16 first-leg tie against Liverpool that eventually led to a 4-2 aggregate win.<\/p>\n

He signed a nine-year contract back in 2017 which runs until 2026. But as many know, a big contract doesn’t always ward off suitors. Plus, with six years<\/em> left on his deal, United still look to be pushing for his signature.<\/p>\n

Should Saul Niguez Move to Manchester United?<\/h3>\n

Niguez would be able to fill the void that Pogba could leave.<\/p>\n

He would slot in the center of United’s midfield alongside Portuguese star Bruno Fernandes<\/a>, who has made a fine start to life at Old Trafford after signing from Sporting Lisbon in January.<\/p>\n

It definitely would be worth the price for Manchester United.<\/p>\n

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