MANCHESTER UNITED are preparing an offer for Lazio midfielder Serej Milinkovic-Savic but will not finalise the deal unless Paul Pogba leaves, it has been reported.
The Red Devils have been linked with the Serbian on countless occasions in the past but a move has never materialised.
But, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, United will move for the 24-year-old if Pogba departs.
The Frenchman seems destined to leave Old Trafford after his agent Mino Raiola slammed United and claimed Pogba had ‘done nothing wrong’.
And if he does leave, United are reportedly set to pounce with a £67million bid for Lazio’s star man but the Romans are believed to want nearly £40m more.
Milinkovic-Savic scored the winner for Lazio in the Copa Italia final last year as the Biancocelesti went on to win the cup.
The Italians clearly do not want their man to leave but as Pogba’s departure looks more and more likely, they may have little choice.
As well as the comments from his agent, World Cup winner Pogba also appeared to clash with teammate Jesse Lingard in a video posted on United’s Twitter.
Lingard posted a picture of the pair training together shortly after but fans were quick to condemn it as a ‘predictable’ cover-up.
It has been a quiet transfer window so far for the Red Devils but they are still chasing Southampton’s Mario Lemina and Leicester’s Harry Maguire.
