{"id":5861,"date":"2017-07-17T21:27:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T01:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=5861"},"modified":"2017-07-19T14:02:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T18:02:30","slug":"winger-ivan-perisic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2017\/07\/17\/winger-ivan-perisic\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Transfer Update: Croatian Winger Ivan Peri\u0161i\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/football-transfer-news\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football Transfer News<\/a> \u2013 Manchester United Transfer Update Edition \u2013 from Last Word On Football. We provide you with the latest ins and outs from around the footballing world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having already signed Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku for \u00a331m and \u00a375m respectively, it appears Manchester United are not done yet.<\/p>\n<h2>Transfer Update: Croatian Winger Ivan Peri\u0161i\u0107<\/h2>\n<p>The Independent are reporting that Manchester United are finally close to agreeing a deal with Inter Milan for their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfers\/manchester-united-transfer-news-ivan-perisic-jose-mourinho-shortlist-a7844746.html?amp\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Croatian winger Ivan Peri\u0161i\u0107\u2014<\/a>which would be at \u00a348 million\u2014just short of the Italian club&#8217;s \u00a350 million valuation of the player.<\/p>\n<p>Peri\u0161i\u0107 took a leave from the club&#8217;s pre-season tour preparations, citing a tooth problem and has returned to his native Croatia for further treatment with a doctor that he is familiar with. The club leave for China on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The same source also reports that the deal is set to be completed &#8220;in the next few days&#8221;. Personal terms have already been agreed between player and club, with Mourinho eager to close the deal as soon as possible to allow Perisic to settle in with the squad just before the season kicks-off.<\/p>\n<p>Italian daily Gazetta dello Sport say that the saga could come to a close soon and that if Peri\u0161i\u0107 steps on the plane to China, he will remain an Inter player, at least for a little longer.<\/p>\n<p>Other sources such as The Daily Star cite that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/630031\/Ivan-Perisic-to-Man-Utd-Chris-Smalling-Matteo-Darmian-Inter-Milan\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matteo Darmian or Chris Smalling<\/a> could be included in the deal, although the possibility of that is very low. Take that with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Man United poised to complete \u00a344m deal for Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ajRv3nDs4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/6ajRv3nDs4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H1E25Awvwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/H1E25Awvwn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MailSport\/status\/887067285130797056\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Manchester United making progress with Ivan Perisic deal. Inter Milan close to signing replacement &#8211; Keita Balde from Lazio<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyKaveh\/status\/886852012402409472\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main image credit:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/689498616\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 69.696970% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/689498616?et=iuryqWOpSsVWmhIrp_WfcQ&amp;tld=ca&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=3_ZwedBbtkdZ1bWcKVbZr73iRXipg9fWBaeqfBQ_bzU=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"414\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Football Transfer News \u2013 Manchester United Transfer Update Edition \u2013 from Last Word On Football. We provide you with the latest ins and outs from around the footballing world. Having already signed Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku for \u00a331m and \u00a375m respectively, it appears Manchester United are not done yet. 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