MARCOS ROJO or Andreas Pereira could be heading to Portugal as part of Manchester United’s deal for Bruno Fernandes, according to reports. With the January market ramping up, Sporting CP are ready to wave goodbye to the attacking midfielder for £60million. However Lisbon newspaper A Bola report on a potential player-plus-cash deal still under consideration. […]
MARCOS ROJO or Andreas Pereira could be heading to Portugal as part of Manchester United’s deal for Bruno Fernandes, according to reports.
With the January market ramping up, Sporting CP are ready to wave goodbye to the attacking midfielder for £60million.
However Lisbon newspaper A Bola report on a potential player-plus-cash deal still under consideration.
They name Rojo and Angel Gomes as on offer as well as Andreas Pereira and goalkeeper Joel Pereira.
Whether the exits would be on a loan or permanent basis are still to be determined.
But talks between Sporting and United are thought to have advanced quickly with the player set to earn £100,000-a-week on a five-year contract.
Portuguese reports name Andreas Pereira as the most suitable option from the Primeira Liga side’s perspective.
While the 24-year-old has only one goal to his name in 27 appearances this season, he does not carry the heavy wage burden of Argentine defender Rojo.
And neither teenage winger Gomes, nor keeper Pereira, are considered experienced or talented enough to be worth sacrificing cold hard cash for.
No timeline on the deal has been set by these latest reports but Sporting are potentially dragging out the deal to ensure Fernandes can face crosstown rivals Benfica on Friday.
It is not thought he will be around for the following Tuesday’s Taca da Liga semi-final with Braga – meaning a potential United debut next week versus Burnley.
Despite signing a new contract in Lisbon last November, Fernandes appears to be the most likely candidate to fill United’s insatiable desire for a creative midfielder after moves for James Maddison and Christian Eriksen failed to get off the ground.
