{"id":623868,"date":"2023-05-26T04:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623868"},"modified":"2023-05-25T16:33:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T20:33:48","slug":"psg-offer-manuel-ugarte-chelsea-remain-interested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/26\/psg-offer-manuel-ugarte-chelsea-remain-interested\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a352m Bid Made: Chelsea Send Representative to Make Offer for \u2018Defensive Monster\u2019 Who Would Solve Their Problems &#8211; PSG Proposal Already Presented"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brunoandrd\/status\/1661720453625393157\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bruno Andrade<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Paris Saint-Germain have submitted a \u00a352 Million offer for Sporting CP and Uruguayan international midfielder Manuel Ugarte. The report also mentions that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/17\/chelsea-victor-osimhen-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are interested in the midfielder and have already sent representatives to Lisbon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Paris Saint-Germain Set to Rival Chelsea in Pursuit of Manuel Ugarte<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/brunoandrd\/status\/1661720453625393157<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ugarte Attracts Interest From PSG and Chelsea<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In addition to the report from Andrade &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1661640689359134720\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is also reporting Paris Saint-Germain want Ugarte, and the midfielder is a concrete target on their list. Romano also confirms Premier League clubs are in the race, but PSG are well informed on Ugarte.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/25\/manchester-united-mason-mount-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a380k-a-Week Star Set to Leave Stamford Bridge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reports have also surfaced in Lisbon during the last few days, with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmjornal.pt\/desporto\/futebol\/detalhe\/ugarte-deixa-o-sporting-e-vai-para-o-psg-por-60-milhoes-de-euros?ref=Desporto_DestaquesPrincipais\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Correio da Manha<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0publishing that the French giants have agreed to pay the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sporting.pt\/en\/tags\/manuel-ugarte\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a352 million release clause<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, all be it with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1661802300690628623\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">different payment terms<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, to sign the Uruguayan international. Ugarte joined Sporting CP in the summer of 2021 from Famalicao in Portugal and has impressed greatly in his time at the club. This season was his second for Ruben Amorim&#8217;s side, and he has made 47 appearances in all competitions. He has been described as a &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingthelines.com\/player-analysis\/manuel-ugarte-the-art-of-central-solidity\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">defensive monster<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&#8221; Ugarte after impressing in Lisbon seemingly looks set to depart the Estadio Jose Alvalade this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LZzhz4JzRUpVckj4V1MUCg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1256998290\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LZzhz4JzRUpVckj4V1MUCg',sig:'gPZP7tAfYRHSjS7gL_MCU_AIHwysp59PO72v3EovPXw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1256998290',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Qualities Ugarte Would Bring\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ugarte has become one of the best midfielders in Portugal this season. The 22-year-old midfielder has impressed with his high work-rate and excellent ability on the ball. He is tenacious in possession and aggressive when trying to win the ball back for his team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/19\/chelsea-summer-target-rasmus-hojlund\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Four-Man Chelsea Striker Shortlist Revealed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have struggled in midfield this season, with N&#8217;Golo Kante missing much of the season through injury. Graham Potter and Frank Lampard have struggled to find a settled midfield this season. Ugarte loves a tackle and would bring a welcome steeliness to Chelsea and would provide toughness to a Paris Saint-Germain team determined for Champions League glory. The Uruguayan international is adept at retaining possession, using his physicality effectively. According to Romano, Chelsea are very much in the race with the French giants to sign Ugarte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Bruno Andrade, Paris Saint-Germain have submitted a \u00a352 Million offer for Sporting CP and Uruguayan international midfielder Manuel Ugarte. The report also mentions that Chelsea are interested in the midfielder and have already sent representatives to Lisbon.\u00a0 Paris Saint-Germain Set to Rival Chelsea in Pursuit of Manuel Ugarte https:\/\/twitter.com\/brunoandrd\/status\/1661720453625393157 Ugarte Attracts Interest From PSG [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":623872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11,1367,3,7188],"tags":[8611,9801],"class_list":["post-623868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ligue-1","category-chelsea","category-paris-saint-germain","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-manuel-ugarte"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}