DONE DEAL: Man United deal to sign £101,000 a week Star is now a done deal
Having signed four players already this summer with the likes of Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro, Man Utd do not have much room to wiggle with as they look to further strengthen the squad at Erik ten Hag’s disposal.
Casemiro, the Brazilian legend had an indifferent season at Man Utd last year prompting the club to look for a replacement this summer. However, the 32-year-old has started off this campaign on the perfect note, impressing in his first two games.
Despite the veteran likely to stay at Man Utd, the club has moved to try and sign a player for the future who can take over from Casemiro when his time is done. Since the beginning of the transfer window, one player that they have identified is PSG midfielder Manuel Ugarte.
The 23-year-old Uruguayan international is coming off an impressive Copa America campaign where he was arguably his nation’s most important player under Marcelo Bielsa. In a team comprising of the likes of Federico Valverde, Ronald Araujo, Rodrigo Bentancur, Darwin Nunez and Luis Suarez, that’s quite an impressive feat.
Now, as per reliable Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Man Utd have held a positive round of talks with PSG on a loan with an obligation to buy the £51m star and the deal is almost done having reached the final stage.
Ugarte earns £101,000 a week at PSG and for a player who doesn’t feature in their plans, even a cash-rich club like the Ligue 1 giants would not want to hand out that weekly salary. One would assume the 23-year-old’s wages would be somewhere similar at Old Trafford.
In terms of profile, Ugarte is as close as it gets to Casemiro. Of course, comparing the 23-year-old to a five-time Champions League winner. The Uruguayan star has the potential to reach the level of the Brazilian play breaker.
One could safely assume that Ugarte would be Man Utd’s last high-profile acquisition of the summer. The fact that they are asking for a loan with an obligation to buy is an indication that they don’t have much room to maneuver with respect to the Premier League’s PSR rules.
