Erik ten Hag of Manchester United has immediately recognised the need for midfield reinforcements in the summer transfer window, while Pep Guardiola of Manchester City is seeking to replace Fernandinho.
According to rumors, Manchester United will go head-to-head with Manchester City in the race to recruit Sporting midfielder Matheus Nunes.
The 23-year-old has had a fantastic few seasons in Lisbon, helping Sporting win their first top-flight title in 19 years in 2021. He was then a member of the squad that advanced to the Champions League knockout stages this season, where they were thrashed by Pep Guardiola's side on aggregate.
Despite the fact that City won 5-0 in the first leg at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Guardiola praised Nunes as "one of the best players in the global football." Correio da Manha, a Portuguese news outlet, said last month that City boss Pep Guardiola had identified Nunes as a potential heir apparent to leaving Fernandinho.
Guardiola was 'convinced' about signing him, according to the report, and prepared to make a £34 million bid. United are now said to be watching his situation, according to Sport Witness, with an offer due in the coming days.
With Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic in the middle of the pitch, new Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag is in desperate need of reinforcements.
Nunes has a €60 million (£51 million) release clause, but there is speculation that a transfer may be done for significantly less if a player is added to the mix. According to the Independent, United are open to the concept of using players as makeweights in trades, with Andreas Pereira being mentioned as a possibility in the Darwin Nunez deal.
Matheus Nunes during the Liga Bwin match between Sporting CP and FC Pacos de Ferreira at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal on April 3, 2022.
According to rumours, both Manchester teams are interested in signing Sporting midfielder Matheus Nunes.
Both United and City will have to work hard to convince Nunes to join them, as the Portugal international has previously stated that he wants to stay in Lisbon as long as possible. Everton made a bid during the summer transfer window last year, so this isn't the first time there has been Premier League interest.
To be honest, the only thing that came to mind was Everton's interest, he explained in December. "But nothing happened because I was on vacation. To be honest, the only thing that sprang to mind was Everton's interest, but because I was on holiday, nothing occurred.
Nunes is represented by Jorge Mendes, the great agent who facilitated Cristiano Ronaldo's return to United last year and has brought a slew of Portuguese players to the Premier League in recent years. However, the athlete himself stated that this does not necessarily imply that he will follow in the footsteps of so many others before him.
I don't think this will open any more doors for me," he added, "since they know my desire to stay at Sporting for as long as possible." "I want to accomplish a lot more and win every game in order to keep learning and progressing.
All I think about is improving, and I don't think about anything else." This day of considering another league may or may not come."
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