The Brazilian outfit have confirmed that they turned down the Red Devils’ offer of £27 million for their gifted attacker.
As far as the Selecao team is concerned, they have the most feared youngsters in the game today playing for them. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moura-c26908 lacks in fame, he more than makes up for on the pitch.
Blessed with unnerving ability on the ball, the Brazilian starlet can drift past defenders with uncommon ease and has reportedly caught the eye of Manchester United manager Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson.
The Premier League giants are thought to be one of the many suitors seeking the youngster’s signature, but face intense competition from Real Madrid and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan.
While Fergie remained confident of signing the sensational forward, his hopes of bringing him to Manchester have been severely dented by Sao Paulo’s transfer fee demands. The Tricolor Paulista’s evaluation of their prized asset is around £30 million, only
a fraction short of what United are willing to shell out.
Considering the player’s skills and potential to become one of the best in the world, Ferguson is likely to comeback with an improved deal, but for the time being the Brazilian club are adamant that the 19-year-old is staying put at the Morumbi Stadium.
"Manchester United made a very important offer of €35million but they would need to produce a little more," said Sao http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Director Marco Aurelio Cunha.
"For us there is only Neymar worth more, after him is Lucas and we would not want to sell for less than this sort of value. For us it is still better to have a good player than lots of money in the bank,” the official was quoted as saying by the media.
While there has been interest from Moura’s side in regard to the switch to Old Trafford, his employers are playing hard ball in the hope that they can make more money than expected from the sale.
However, United are determined to land the Selecao star before the summer is out and given Ferguson’s chase of him so far, it seems that the move might go through in the next few days.
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