The Red Devils have supposedly made a £20 million bid for Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho and will be looking to avail his services after a superb showing at this summer’s European Championships.
As a central-midfielder, Moutinho has earned rave reviews in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and has attracted the attention of a host of top clubs.
Last year, English Premier League giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 were looking to sign him but were put off by Porto’s evaluation of their star asset. And the price is now is likely to increase even further, with the former Sporting Lisbon man showing off his talents in
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
Moutinho was imperious in Portugal’s brilliant run to the semi-final of Euro 2012 and even managed to contain the likes of Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta, only to lose out on penalties.
Disappointed and exhausted, the player is probably going to be given extra-time off due to his exertions with the Seleccao, but is surely going to take a chance if it comes his way.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson is a reported admirer of play-maker’s abilities and has allegedly tabled a £20 million bid to entice his employers. Porto want something around £26 million, but both parties should come to a swift conclusion, as Moutinho is also keen on
plying his trade at a bigger club.
Fergie’s midfield woes have been curbed to a certain extent by the return of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364, but the veteran tactician wants someone ready to take to the pitch, just in case the new plan does not work.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Park-Ji-Sung-c29147 has already been shipped off to QPR, as part of the makeover and it has freed up space in the squad. Moutinho is seen as the ideal candidate to take over from Scholes, but United will have to rival Tottenham for his signature.
New boss Andre Villas-Boas has worked with the Portuguese International at Estadio do Dragao before and knows what he can do once given the ball.
While Villas-Boas will do everything thing in his power to sway his former protégé, United boast UEFA Champions League football and better pay check to go along with their promise of trophies, meaning that Moutinho is a big favourite to arrive in Manchester
this summer.
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