{"id":624034,"date":"2023-05-30T15:01:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624034"},"modified":"2023-05-30T15:27:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:27:40","slug":"diogo-costa-manchester-united-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/30\/diogo-costa-manchester-united-goodbye\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a365 Million &#8216;World-Class&#8217; Manchester United Target Appears to Say Goodbye to Fans &#8211; He&#8217;d Solve Ten Hag&#8217;s Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to a report from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abola.pt\/nnh\/noticias\/ver\/989837\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Bola<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, FC Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa was seemingly &#8220;saying goodbye&#8221; to FC Porto fans after the end of their final home game of the season against Vitoria de Guimaraes. Manchester United are\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reportedly<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0interested in the Portuguese international.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Target Diogo Costa Appears to Say Goodbye After Final Home Game<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Vital Summer for Manchester United<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This upcoming transfer window is shaping up to be a vital one for Erik ten Hag\u2019s men as the club prepare for Champions League football next season. Ten Hag was busy last summer bringing in the likes of Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen and Casemiro to Old Trafford<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This summer looks like being equally busy, with United already being\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/28\/mason-mount-manchester-united-emotional\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">linked to Mason Mount<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; with reports the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/man-united-transfer-rumours-mount-27010077\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">deal will be done<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/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\/29\/manchester-united-urged-to-sell-david-de-gea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Legend Urges Club to Sell Award-Winning Player<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United fans have been critical of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/manchester-united-david-de-gea-26863835\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">goalkeeper David de Gea<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0this season, especially after his error against West Ham United. Roy Keane also recently said on Sky Sports about De Gea. &#8220;I\u2019d move him on quickly. He wouldn\u2019t be for me, he\u2019s not going to get Manchester United back winning trophies, absolutely not.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"u1OYUA00SPlCkMOg5aVRFw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1480662144\" 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:'u1OYUA00SPlCkMOg5aVRFw',sig:'VS61dKPkfjZ7HeLRxgqkbBYIJukN1M6tZJknNJ9ciC4=',w:'594px',h:'384px',items:'1480662144',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\">Goalkeeper Appears a Priority Area for Erik ten Hag to Improve<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Costa has enjoyed an impressive season at FC Porto, despite the club losing out to Benfica in the Primeira Liga title race. Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot has recently described the Portuguese goalkeeper as a future \u201c<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/man-utd-transfer-news-diogo-costa-de-gea-dalot-b1079959.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">world-class<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d goalkeeper. He kept an impressive 20 clean sheets in 41 games in all competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/28\/manchester-united-2023-24-home-shirt-leaked\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First Images Leaked of Manchester United 2023\/24 Home Shirt; It\u2019s \u2018Beautiful\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to a report from the Express, Manchester United are prepared to activate the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1775707\/Man-Utd-transfer-Diogo-Costa-Porto\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a365 million release clause<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the contract of the Porto star, with the United boss keen to strengthen his goalkeeping department. Costa possesses outstanding distribution &#8211; which will undoubtedly appeal to Ten Hag, who likes his teams to play out from the back. He is also more than adept at coming off his line to take crosses out and dominate his area. Costa is also a talented shot-stopper, making him a great all-round choice for United.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report from\u00a0A Bola, FC Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa was seemingly &#8220;saying goodbye&#8221; to FC Porto fans after the end of their final home game of the season against Vitoria de Guimaraes. Manchester United are\u00a0reportedly\u00a0interested in the Portuguese international. 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