{"id":642120,"date":"2024-06-26T09:46:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=642120"},"modified":"2024-06-26T09:46:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:46:36","slug":"manchester-united-manuel-ugarte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/06\/26\/manchester-united-manuel-ugarte\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United in Talks to Sign \u00a351 Million ‘Next Casemiro’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United have held talks with PSG over several players, including Manuel Ugarte. The French outlet would be willing to discuss a deal should a suitable proposal arrive, but they are <\/span>not willing<\/span> to let the player go on loan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manchester United Make Contact With PSG for Manuel Ugarte<\/span><\/h2>\n

Yet to Make a Formal Bid<\/span><\/h3>\n

Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a> reports that Manchester United have<\/span> “<\/span>made contact<\/span>” <\/span>with PSG over several players, including Ugarte <\/span>as<\/span> a possibility for this Summer. <\/span>It has been<\/span> made<\/span> “<\/span>very clear<\/span>“<\/span><\/a> by the selling <\/span>club,<\/span> that they will not allow the player to leave on loan.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, they would be open to discussing a permanent <\/span>transfer,<\/span> if a suitable bid were to <\/span>be made<\/span>. In contrast to <\/span>the team’s<\/span> stance, the Uruguayan <\/span>was asked<\/span> about rumours of a potential exit, and he responded by saying that <\/span>he’d<\/span> “<\/span>love to sta<\/span>y<\/span>“.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/span><\/strong> \u2018<\/span>Contract <\/span>Being Signe<\/span>d<\/span>\u2019:<\/span> Chelsea On Verge Of Making<\/span> \u2018<\/span>Dream<\/span>\u2019 <\/span>Midfielder Second Summer Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In the Summer of 2023, there was an intense race for the then-Sporting talent. PSG and Chelsea were at the forefront in the chase for his signature, but the latter eventually <\/span>pulled out<\/span><\/a> of negotiations after the former activated a <\/span>\u20ac60 million release clause<\/span><\/a>. Ugarte penned a <\/span>five-year contract<\/span><\/a> with the Ligue 1 giants to end the transfer saga, but just a year later, he is seemingly back on the market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manchester <\/span>United’s<\/span> Casemiro Replacement<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ugarte has previously <\/span>been compared<\/span> to the likes of <\/span>Fabinho<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>the “next Casemiro”<\/span><\/a>. He could be the ideal successor to the latter at Manchester United. The 23-year-old is well regarded for his <\/span>special<\/span> defensive qualities and <\/span>his<\/span> eagerness to break up play and <\/span>is often described<\/span> as a destroyer in midfield.<\/span><\/p>\n

He could offer well-needed stability in midfield – something <\/span>that was<\/span> missing in Ten <\/span>Hag’s<\/span> squad last season. Additionally, his age profile blends well with the <\/span>board’s<\/span> future project for the club. Alongside 19-year-old <\/span>starlet,<\/span> Kobbie Mainoo<\/a>, fans could see a formidable partnership develop for years <\/span>to come<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/span><\/strong>Copa America Group C And D Predictions Including Colombia Vs Costa Rica<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

For a deal to materialise <\/span>though<\/span>, both parties may need to wait some time as the player <\/span>is currently representing<\/span> Uruguay at the 2024 Copa America.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester United have held talks with PSG over several players, including Manuel Ugarte. The French outlet would be willing to discuss a deal should a suitable proposal arrive, but they are not willing to let the player go on loan. Manchester United Make Contact With PSG for Manuel Ugarte Yet to Make a Formal Bid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5048,"featured_media":639821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[7188,18,1367],"tags":[7380,9801],"class_list":["post-642120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rumours","category-manchester-united","category-paris-saint-germain","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-manuel-ugarte"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642120","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\/5048"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}